This party is a bit like an old stagecoach. If you drive along at a rapid rate everyone aboard is either so exhilarated or so seasick that you don't have a lot of difficulty.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay.

Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.

The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.

A week is a long time in politics.

If the Tories get in, in five years no one will be able to afford to buy an egg.

I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase 'freedom of the press' used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all.

I'm an optimist, but I'm an optimist who takes his raincoat.

Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.

Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.

She comforted him in his darkness and gave him hope. She seemed to cherish a sincere affection for him, despite his failings. 'She saved me'.

Trust your luck, Taran Wanderer. But don't forget to put out your nets!

One learns first of all in beach living the art of shedding; how little one can get along with, not how much.

Mary Queen of Scots was my first love, and that is always something special.

Actors who say they can dive inside a character are either schizophrenic or lying.

I write everything. I have that control issue with my music. That's why I'm not in a band.

I love this country for several reasons, not the least of which is that I know I'm allowed to hate it if I want to.

Small spaces allow me the intimacy, but make it more of a challenge for the more theatrical pieces.

When I speak it is in order to be heard.

My dad has always taught me these words: care and share. That's why we put on clinics. The only thing I can do is try to give back. If it works, it works.