I am not immortal, but I've got a lot left in me yet.

We had to fight the enemy without in the Falklands. We always have to be aware of the enemy within, which is much more difficult to fight and more dangerous to liberty.

Political success is a good deal pleasanter than political failure, but it too brings its problems.

Consensus is the negation of leadership.

There are dangers in consensus: it could be an attempt to satisfy people holding no particular views about anything. ... No great party can survive except on the basis of firm beliefs about what it wants to do.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I've got my teeth into him, and I'm not going to let go.