In a way I'm almost more rueful about the notion of having a non-ideological Labour party than I am about the personality of Tony Blair.

Politics? Boring? Politics is history on the wing! What other sphere of human activity calls forth all that is most noble in men's souls, and all that is most base? Or has such excitement? Or more vividly exposes our strengths and weaknesses? Boring? You might as well say that life itself is boring!

Golf requires only a few simple Rules and Regulations to guide the players in the true nature of its sporting appeal. The spirit of the game is its own referee.

The financial world is at the cutting edge of high technology.

I think it's very, very hard not to go slightly crazy if you're in the top in politics, especially if you're there for a long time.

That young man seeks opportunities to test his principles as readily as a drunk picks fights in a bar.

History is what we bring to it, not just the events themselves, but how we interpret those events.