The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate.

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.

One cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They're too big, too fast. I think that's quite scary.

Power brings a man many luxuries, but a clean pair of hands is seldom among them.

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power.

Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness.

Cicero smiled at us. 'The art of life is to deal with problems as they arise, rather than destory one's spirit by worrying about them too far in advance. Especially tonight.