Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. Thanks to Maria Marquis Thoreau There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one ...

Europe will never be like America. Europe is a product of history. America is a product of philosophy.

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

I think we've been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem ...

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

If it is once again one against forty-eight, then I am very sorry for the forty-eight.

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

It was sheer professionalism and inspiration and the fact that you really cannot have people marching into other people's territory and staying there.

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.