Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted.

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.

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

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

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

It is often spur-of-the-moment decisions, sometimes made by others, that can change our whole lives.

When a book comes out I wonder if one person will buy it. It's agony. Of course it's stupid, but it's agony.