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

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

Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.

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.

You can hardly say boo to a goose in the House of Commons now without cries of "Ungentlemanly," "Not fair" and all the rest.

I have never found criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.

I will not be able to carry the physical burden of leading the Party at the next general election. I hope it will soon be possible for the customary processes of consultation to be carried on within the Party about its future leadership.