There are those who never stretch out the hand for fear it will be bitten. But those who never stretch out the hand will never feel it clasped in friendship.

They say a man should be judged by his enemies. I am very proud of mine.

I can foresee no circumstance in which I would allow my name to be put forward for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

I am humble enough to recognize that I have made mistakes, but politically astute enough to know that I have forgotten what they are.

I always knew that Neil Kinnock belonged in the economic nursery. Now, God help us we've got twins.

My preoccupation has been from the very beginning that I believe that the "Brexit" referendum result is the most disastrous peacetime result that we've seen in Britain.

Mrs Thatcher was not lightly bullied.

You can't wield a handbag from an empty chair.

The British public sees with blinding clarity.

The market has no morality

It is the only time that I can ever remember the Prime Minister reading out the conclusions of a meeting that did not take place. They were already written before it started.

If only I could spend all days surrounded by people brave enough to open their hearts for real.

There are different types of salvation." he said, diplomatically. "No." Rena shook him off. "There's only one. In the voice of God, speaking through the space between the stars.

It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day - not I.

Iraq is a manufactured conflict for the sake of geopolitical dominance in the area.

With my friends, I don't feel pressure to be someone other than who I am.

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.

Beauty and truth may be attributes of good writing, but if the writer deliberately aims at truth, he is likely to find that what he has hit is the didactic.

There's not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you're one of the main voices on "The Simpsons". See, there's "The Simpsons", and then there's everything else.

In the infancy of society every author is necessarily a poet

I was a sober as the next guy. The only problem is the next guy was Dean Martin