What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat.

I am not a consensus politician. Im a conviction politician.

I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society - from a give-it-to-me, to a do-it-yourself nation. A get-up-and-go, instead of a sit-back-and-wait-for-it Britain.

We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

We do not believe that if you cut back what government does you diminish its authority. On the contrary, a government that did less, and therefore did better, would strengthen its authority.

I have a habit of comparing the phraseology of communiques . . . noting a certain similarity of words, a certain similarity of optimism . . . and a certain similarity in the lack of practical results during the ensuring years.

No great goal was ever easily achieved.