It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.

Churchill was fundamentally what the English call unstable - by which they mean anybody who has that touch of genius which is inconvenient in normal times.

After long experience of politics, I have never found that there is any inhibition caused by ignorance as regards criticism.

If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don't think it's enough.

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

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