Bribing regimes to comply with requirements which they should have acknowledged in the first place is not a process that appeals to me.

When others spoke of the fear of war, you spoke of the need for warriors and peace through strength. When others bewailed the failure of big government to provide for the collective good, you spoke of self-reliance, of personal responsibility, of individual pride and integrity. When others preached compromise - when others demanded compromise, you, Ronald Reagan, preached conviction.

The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour.

If there is one instance in which a foreign policy I pursued met with unambiguous failure, it was my policy on German reunification.

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

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.

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a cinema with the sign 'The Mummy Returns'.