Adam Rickitt Quotes

• With regard to the youth vote we should encourage them to partake in the process, making more use of our education system to show the role Government plays in their lives, but also utilise the youth media they relate to to better connect them to our message.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Education, Youth

  Tags in Regard, Process

• There is a real diversity of talent and background on the A list so as to better reflect our society in all walks. There are people who have been candidates before, Councillors, Doctors, business leaders, charity campaigners.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Society

  Tags in People, Talent, Diversity

• The evidence that things are changing fast can be seen in the dramatic increase in the influence of blogging. We should be collecting emails as we used to collect telephone numbers and using them to better communicate our message to key voters.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Evidence, Dramatic, Communicate

• The duty of responsibility placed on any MP is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed and I for one don’t believe the Conservative Party would abuse that trust by selecting someone who did not have the goods to do the job, just for the sake of media coverage.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Trust

  Tags in Believe, Responsibility, Coverage

• Since an early age I was taught to be very politically aware and knew from childhood that the process was something I wanted to contribute towards if I could.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Age

  Tags in Politically, Childhood

• I’ve never had a chance to sit down and enjoy what’s happened – I’ve been too panicked about the next move. So I took some time out. I thought either I do this now or in 10 years’ time I’ll end up in the Priory.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Enjoy, Thought

• I’m the first to admit I’ve had a sheltered life. I grew up in the country and went to a boarding school. It was all just part of the business – be nice to everyone and all that.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Business, Country

  Tags in School, Sheltered

• I was stuck with looking like a girl. As soon as I got out of music it was straight off to the hairdressers.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Music, Girl, Looking

• I think people forget that to be on the A list you first had to go through the original graded Parliamentary Selection Board. I did that and then like everyone else had the further interviews to get onto the A list.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Parliamentary

• I think church and state should remain entirely separate at all costs, and that the decision of religious marriage should be of each faith to debate and decide free of political influence.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Decisions

  Tags in Political, Faith, Religious

• I think all of the parties still have some way to go to better utilise IT in campaigns.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Parties, Campaign

• I think a good MP is someone who cares for their community and becomes their champion, which is why I will make my home in any seat I am lucky enough to be selected for. Looks play no part in the equation, what matters is your ideas and connecting them to the electorate.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Community, Champion

• I realised that the only time I really enjoyed music was when I was in the studio writing. So even though it was a six album deal, they saw quite early on that I wasn’t enjoying it as I should be. I didn’t feel there was anything behind it.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Music, Realised, Enjoying

• I have no great urge to be minister of this or minister of that, but instead would feel incredible blessed to have the opportunity to be a champion for a constituency and fight for their cause.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Opportunity

  Tags in Champion, Incredible, Minister

• I don’t honestly know why they offered me the part in Rent.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Honestly, Rent

• I did manage to secure a feature film for 2005, though, which I’m really chuffed about.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Secure, Film

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  However saying that I totally support the concept of civil partnerships in the eyes of the law, and think it a disgrace that same s*x couples have had to wait so long for legal rights, protection and recognition.

   

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Saying, Partnership, Thinking

• For me it’s more important to look at each constituency individually and find a community I feel I can serve to the best of my abilities, and where I feel I can make a real difference, and further their cause.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Important, Individually, Thinking

• Drugs ruin peoples lives, break up families and have disastrous effects on our communities.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Families, Lives

• Don’t get me wrong, some of the mis-informed articles I have read over the last few weeks have been incredibly frustrating, but for my part I fully appreciate the opportunity I have been given and want to grasp it firmly.

  Adam Rickitt

  Topics in Opportunity

  Tags in Incredibly, Firmly, Appreciate

Adam Rickitt (21)

Birth:	29th May, 1978
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Actor, Singer, Model

About

Adam Peter Rickitt is an English actor, singer and model. He is most well known for playing Nick Tilsley in the soap opera Coronation Street from 1997–99, between 2002-04. He now works as a charity fundraiser. Rickitt was born in Crewe, Cheshire, the youngest of four brothers. His father is co-owner of an estate agency. Rickitt was educated at Sedbergh School, a boarding school in Cumbria. Rickitt has spoken publicly about suffering from bulimia in his teenage years and about how male sufferers have largely been neglected.

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