Politicians who complain about the media are like sailors who complain about the sea.

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

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

Independence, the freedom of a self-governing nation, is in my estimation the highest political good, for which any disadvantage, if need be, and any sacrifice are a cheap price.

Of course I am very proud of being a Tory. Yes, in my head and in my heart I regard myself as a Tory. As I have said, I was born that way; I believe it is congenital. I am unable to change it. That is how I see the world... [The EEC] is the most un-Tory thing that can be conceived.

When I repress my emotion my stomach keeps score.

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