I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds; and I very rarely change it.

As God once said, and I think rightly…

Every prime minister needs a Willie.

A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

It pays to know the enemy—not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.

Of course, it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing. It’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it.