Top 33 Annastacia Palaszczuk Quotes

You have to govern like you’ve got a majority. It doesn’t matter whether it’s one seat, five or 10 seats.

If we are going to continue our path to economic recovery, if we’re going to continue our strong health response, I’m asking Queenslanders for a majority government.

I don’t want families to be separated by very, very long distances.

I think everybody in my government now understands and appreciates that people who work in a whole variety of traditional industries across our state have good, decent jobs.

The mantra I grew up with was that no matter where you came from, hard work and education could set you free.

I still do get all these letters from people saying they are not pronouncing my name correctly!

Do I want to be premier? Yes, I do.

I cannot be any clearer, minority governments don’t work.

The resources industry has a long future in Queensland, whether it’s metallurgical coal from the Bowen Basin, bauxite from Weipa or rare earth minerals from the North West Minerals Province.

Politics wasn’t a traditional course for a woman.

I don’t share the same values as One Nation.

This global pandemic isn’t just claiming lives directly from the virus – it is taking a massive toll on Queenslander’s mental health.

I’m human just like everyone else.

It makes you tougher. And when you lose a child, no one can say anything that is ever going to impact you.

I wish with all my heart I had children and I think I would’ve been a good mum.

I’m very conscious that I have to, as Premier of this state, make sure we spend taxpayers’ money wisely.

My first job was at the Inala Plaza selling jewelry; I’ve seen all sorts of life; I’ve studied overseas; I’ve worked hard in my community; I can sit down with anyone from any sort of background and have a chat; I’m involved in community organizations. How do you measure those things?

I don’t want anyone to stand in my way of creating jobs.

I’ll cop whatever gets thrown at me – that’s politics.

I chair cabinet, we have robust debates during cabinet meetings and we actually come to decisions as a consensus. It’s very much people are very passionate about different views and everything, but that’s what a cabinet should be like.

I want to see the free movement of our ambos being able to get to and from where they need to be, I need our firies out fighting fires, and I need our police out doing their job as well.

I used to play cricket all the time as a kid.

I’m really bad, I watch reality TV sometimes – I just think it’s the best form of escape.

I was the sort of person who wouldn’t just bring one friend home after school, I’d bring half a dozen.

We made a commitment to the people of this state that we would focus on jobs, health and education. We made a commitment that we would work as hard as we possibly can to make sure that people across our state can get access to employment.

I don’t watch horror movies, I just don’t like them.

The unions do a really good job in standing up for workers’ rights and business does a very good job advocating for opportunities in this state. I don’t believe the two have to operate independently.

There is nothing more important for a government than getting its budget through.

I know in my state, I am leading innovation and we need to diversify the economy. But you can’t have innovation unless you have education.

I think my grandfather had the most incredible strength of character to be able to survive the war and I hope that that is one of the great strengths that he has passed through to my father and through to me.

I don’t want to see a weakening of guns laws or the relaxation of vaccinations.

I think I’m pragmatic.

We lost a baby at 11 weeks when I was 34, and we got married expecting we would have no trouble having another child, because I’d fallen pregnant that one time. But it just didn’t happen and we did about four years of IVF, trying very hard to have a baby.