[On George H.W. Bush:] By 1990 I had learned that I had to defer to him in conversation and not to stint the praise. If that was what was necessary to secure Britain's interests and influence, I had no hesitation in eating a little humble pie.

There are too few rich and too few profits.

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

Rooster, maybe well crows, but the eggs still bears the chicken.

Whether at home or abroad, the task of statesman is to work with human nature warts and all, and to draw on instincts and even prejudices that can be turned to good purpose. It is never to try to recreate Mankind in a new image.

I exercise my right as a free citizen to spend my own money in my own way, so that I can go on the day, the time, to the doctor I choose and get out fast.

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.