The government has no money of its own. It's all your money.

I applaud strong government, but not overweening government sustained by cronies, ciphers and a personality cult.

The real case against socialism is not its economic inefficiency, though on all sides there is evidence of that. Much more fundamental is its basic immorality.

There is much to be said for trying to improve some disadvantaged people’s lot. There is nothing to be said for trying to create heaven on earth.

I am always on the job.

[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.

I couldn't live without work. That's what makes me so sympathetic towards those people who are unemployed. I don't know how they live without working.