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

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.

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.

Most tales carry a kernel of truth, else they're soon forgotten.

Cross and resurrection are the South and North polls, true gospel polarities, of a single, undivided, salvation world. Remove either Paul and you've got salvation.

The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical.

Wow people changed. I can't believe I liked them!

Good night, sweetheart," he says. "Good bye, sweetheart," I say. And it's so casual, so innocent that he doesn't suspect a thing.

I don't approach a role by saying I'll be unsavory or unlikable.

"The main thing is to play your heart out and whatever helps you to do that is the right way".

Harte sent one of her revived men after him, and Pat sent him back in boxes.

You should have an investment thesis that essentially says why you think this is potentially a good idea.

In a novel, if you're any good, you don't just have good people or bad people. You have complicated people. You have real people.