Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Brains are no substitute for judgement.

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.

You can't argue with a river, it isgoing to flow.You can dam it up?put it to useful purposes?deflect it, but you can't argue with it.

Great Britain has lost an Empire and not yet found a role. The attempt to playa separate power rolethat is, a role apart from Europe, based on a special relationship with the United States, on being the head of the Commonwealthis about to be played out. Her Majesty's Government is now attempting, wisely in my opinion, to re-enter Europe.

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.

To leave positions of great responsibility and authority is to die a little, but the time comes when that must be faced.