Socialism lays an bad egg by killing the capitalism that lays the golden eggs

Geoffrey's personal style was very different from mine. He has a lovely speaking voice, a quiet speaking voice. But at Cabinet we always reported on foreign affairs - we always had this quiet voice. It was so quiet sometimes I had to say 'speak up'. And he gave it in a way which wasn't exactly scintillating. And you know, foreign affairs are interesting. They affect everything that happened to our own way of life, and they are exciting. And so we just diverged.

We are not in politics to ignore peoples' worries, we are in politics to deal with them.

When hecklers stand up, I get a mental jump for joy. It gives me something to get my teeth into - and the audiences love it.

History has taught us that freedom cannot long survive unless it is based on moral foundations. You can get the economics right, but in addition liberty must be cultivated as a moral quality.

Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.