Depends on the evening. A good red wine is nice in cold weather. A Claret or a Rioja. I've got a good gin we make from damson plums. And you can't beat a glass of champagne every now and again.

When I'm in Italy on a Friday night, my first supper there is a big bowl of fresh pasta and a glass of local wine, sitting outside. There's nothing better.

Gardening is, apart from having children, the most rewarding thing in life

Be kind to your garden and be gentle on your back!

I am partly to blame for the decking boom, and I am sorry, I know it?s everywhere these days.

Don't overdo the booze especially while flying - just because it's there doesn't mean you need to drink it. Everything in moderation.

I never get bored of my wife. It's lovely.

I've covered a lot of the British countryside and the UK from top to bottom and side to side. It's such a pity more people don't appreciate what's on their doorstep.

I'm a big fan of the Queen. She carries herself well, as does the Prince of Wales, despite getting lots of stick.

I get nice letters, but really I have no idea. I just try to enthuse people. You've been married for 31 years.

People think cruises are for old folk, but they are amazing, as you get to see so many places, and you're never stuck as you're docked in a different port every day.

Politicians are like dogs... Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable

Short wins does not guarantee long victories.

In a balanced viewpoint that includes both masculine and feminine perspective, healing is seen not as a technique, but as a process.

Leadership is often the afterthought of educational change.

It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

Yoga, like meditation, offers a method for coming together after you've come apart.

How shall I speak of Doom, and ours in special, But as of something altogether common?

Inflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest.

And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara.

Why shouldn't a PC work like a refrigerator or a toaster?