But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.

we all suffer in our different ways from being prisoners of birth.

I do greatly admire Australian artists.

The worst moment of any campaign is waiting for the sun to rise on the morning of the battle

I think when you've lost an election by 179, there's going to be a period of time after eighteen years in government when you can't do anything right, and people just kick you for the sake of it, will never admit they voted Conservative.

Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted.

The popularity of an individual in life often only manifests itself in death.