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Diane Abbott

9 quotes

The identity of Diane Abbott may be elusive, but the power of their words is anything but. The range of their thinking — from Food to Fear — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Our collection holds 10 quotes from Diane Abbott, each offering a different angle on Food, Fear, Politics, Marriage, and Health. One quote that captures their voice: "I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs."

“Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.”

— Diane Abbott

Fear

All Quotes by Diane Abbott

“In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.”

— Diane Abbott

Politics

“I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.”

— Diane Abbott

Fear

“My family were from Jamaica.”

— Diane Abbott

Family

“Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food.”

— Diane Abbott

Food

“Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.”

— Diane Abbott

Health

“I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't.”

— Diane Abbott

Marriage

“Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.”

— Diane Abbott

Fear

“The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty in getting it through the Commons.”

— Diane Abbott

Government

“When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.”

— Diane Abbott

Food