If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage.

The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out.

I started out in life with two great advantages: No money and good parents.

Please don't use the word tough. People might get the impression that I don't care. And I do care, very deeply. Resilient, I think.

Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. ... There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, it creates moral dilemmas for you; it requires self-discipline; it imposes great responsibilities; but such is the nature of Man and in such consists his glory and salvation.

(Not) even the US can impose peace: it has to be genuinely accepted by both parties involved.

A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.