Politicians can forgive almost anything in the way of abuse; they can forgive subversion, revolution, being contradicted, exposed as liars, even ridiculed, but they can never forgive being ignored.

The main objection to killing people as a punishment...is that killing people is wrong

The two sides of industry have traditionally always regarded each other in Britain with the greatest possible loathing, mistrust and contempt. They are both absolutely right.

Better to go than sit around being a terrible old bore.

History, having destroyed the religion as the opium of the people, now requires that they be given a taste of the real stuff.

Politics, as I never tire of saying, is for social and emotional misfits, handicapped folk, those with a grudge. The purpose of politics is to help them overcome these feelings of inferiority and compensate for their personal inadequacies in the pursuit of power.

You should tell the truth as often as you can, but in such a way as people don't believe you or think that you're being funny.