A little nonsense now and then is not a bad thing - where would we politicians be if we were not allowed to talk it sometimes.

If my ship sails from sight, it doesn't mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.

I do not keep a diary. Never have. To write a diary every day is like returning to one's own vomit.

I have set and always will set my face like flint against making any difference between one citizen of this country and another on grounds of his origin.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

You have to give the electorate a tune they can whistle.

When I repress my emotion my stomach keeps score.