The game of life does not proceed like a mathematical calculation on the principle that two and two make four. Sometimes they make five, or minus four, and sometimes the blackboard topples over in the middle of the sum and the pedagogue is left with a black eye.

The Times is speechless, and takes three columns to express its speechlessness.

For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

I wanted us to go to the Tories when we were strong...not in misfortune to be made an honest woman of.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

During their lifetimes, every man and woman will stumble across a great opportunity. Sadly, most of them will simply pick themselves up, dust themselves down and carry on as if nothing ever happened.