It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

The stupidity of a stupid man is exercised in a restricted field; the stupidity of an intelligent man has a much wider diffusion, and a far greater effect, aided as it is by the element of surprise.

I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer.

Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends.

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.

This is a free country, madam. We have a right to share your privacy in a public place.