We will have to embark on a change so radical, a revolution so quiet and yet so total, that it will go far beyond the programme for a parliament.

Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed.

A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing.

There is no question of any erosion of essential national sovereignty.

Protectionism is the institutionalization of economic failure.

We are the trade union for pensioners and children, the trade union for the disabled and the sick... the trade union for the nation as a whole.

The unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism.

I said it three times actually.

Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy.

I do not often attack the Labour Party, they do it so well themselves.

Do you know what Margaret Thatcher did in her first Budget? Introduced VAT on yachts! It somewhat ruined my retirement.

May your union be filled with loveAnnealed by passion Built on a strong foundation And tempered by time

Great restaurants are, of course, nothing but mouth-brothels. There is no point in going to them if one intends to keep one's belt buckled.

Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us... Save my little girl...

Fairy godmothers?” said the king dubiously. “We’ll have a time getting that past the court council — and the bishop.

I'm always impressed with what young people can do before older people tell them it's impossible

I was brought up Methodist, christened as a little baby and went to church every Sunday.

One key to successful group decisions is getting people to pay much less attention to what everyone else is saying.

The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

and remember, nobody's feelings are more important than your own, so take time to love yourself.