I don't just denounce suicide bombers. I denounce those governments which use indiscriminate slaughter to advance their foreign policy.

The world is run by monsters and you have to deal with them. Some of them run countries, some of them run banks, some of them run news corporations.

I have only ever borrowed money for investment. I have been sound money all my life.

I've always been a workaholic. I reckon, on average, I've had less than one day a year off in my working career.

I'm never going to take the view that I should say whatever I need to say in order to achieve something. Because that implies a level of dishonesty.

I can only admire people who I have never met and are dead - because you know so much about anyone who is alive.

I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess.