We should see to it that our people are steeped in a real knowledge and understanding of our national culture.

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.

[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.

If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim.

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

If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it.

I have made it quite clear that a unified Ireland was one solution that is out. A second solution was a confederation of two states. That is out. A third solution was joint authority. That is out-that is a derogation of sovereignty.