Do something that makes a difference - because, by God, there's a lot to make you angry.

The Parthenon without the marbles is like a smile with a tooth missing.

The House of Lords must go - not be reformed, not be replaced, not be reborn in some nominated life-after-death patronage paradise, just closed down, abolished, finished.

I warn you not to be ordinary, I warn you not to be young, I warn you not to fall ill, and I warn you not to grow old.

I would die for my country, but I could never let my country die for me.

I'm prepared to take advice on leisure from Prince Philip. He's a world expert on leisure. He's been practicing it for most of his adult life.

We cannot remove the evils of capitalism without taking its source of power: ownership.

Arthur Scargill is the Labour movements nearest equivalent to a First World War General.

The unforgivable political sin is vanity, the killer diet is sour grapes.

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

They travel best in gangs, hanging around like clumps of bananas, thick skinned and yellow.

I guess knowledge alone does not equal wisdom.

Some persons are very decisive when it comes to avoiding decisions.

You feel touched and honored and alive when you give to someone

The American people want to have trust in their leaders.

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.

Always treat people as ends in themselves, never as means to an end.

Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.

Dear young people, the Church depends on you! She needs your lively faith, your creative charity and the energy of your hope. Your presence renews, rejuvenates and gives new energy to the Church.

It's easy to imagine an infinite number of situations where the government might legitimately give out false information.

Lyrically I'm supposed to represent, I'm not only the client, I'm the player president