32 Quotes by Bob Ainsworth

Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.

I have strengths, and I have weaknesses. I don't pretend to be able to write a great thesis or doctorate - I have no pretensions in that direction.

Despite the increasingly presidential style of political leadership in our country, teamwork is essential.

It's hard to find good teamwork in practice, and I have never thought that we, as a party, were any better at working as a team than the Tories, despite our core values.

If you stand at an election and put a manifesto in front of people saying you're going to improve health care, you have to stick by that.

It's true that people were told facial hair was not appreciated by the British public, but I just decided to keep the moustache.

I got a tooth bust by somebody who decided they didn't like me and I thought the moustache hid a scar on my lip. It's true that people were told facial hair was not appreciated by the British public, but I just decided to keep the moustache.

My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life that's what I'd be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. That's where the spirit of the armed forces is.

I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.