If you want to get something said in the politics tell a man. If you want to get something done in the politics tell a woman

Personal abuse is no substitute for policy. It signals panic.

I calculate that I was responsible for proposing the elevation to the Lords of some 214 of its present numbers.

Remember the 'Parable of the Talents' in the New Testament? Christ exhorts us to be the best we can be by developing our skills and abilities, by succeeding in all our tasks and endeavors. What better description can there be of capitalism?

You cannot make an omelet without breaking some balls

Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus.

I have very strong views about Europe. We're quite the best country. We rescued them. We're not going to get entangled with them. We've got to keep our own independence. Is that clear?