It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.

No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs.

The only quality needed for an MP is the ability to write a good letter.

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

He (Aneurin Bevan) enjoys prophesying the imminent fall of the capitalist system, and is prepared to play a part, any part, in its burial, except that of mute.

Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.

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