I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction.

I've always been opposed myself to prisoners having the vote.

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!

Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.

You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives.

Not all politicians are bonkers, but most of them are.

Yes, I've never inherited a penny!