No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.

There are three bodies no sensible man directly challenges: the Roman Catholic Church, the Brigade of Guards and the National Union of Mineworkers

One nanny said, "Feed a cold"; she was a neo-Keynesian. Another nanny said, "Starve a cold"; she was a monetarist.

There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.

We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.

A successful current affairs television show seems to be more and more a cross between a music hall turn and a scene in a torture chamber.

Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.