We do not seek the unanimity that comes to those who water down all issues to the lowest common denominator - or to those who conceal their differences behind fixed smiles - or to those who measure unity by standards of popularity and affection, instead of trust and respect. We are allies. This is a partnership, not an empire. We are bound to have differences and disappointments - and we are equally bound to bring them out into the open, to settle them where they can be settled, and to respect each other's views when they cannot be settled.

The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.'

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight.

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

Irrational barriers and ancient prejudices fall quickly when the question of survival itself is at stake.

Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes - one for peace and one for science.

A life of complete leisure is the hardest work of all.