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

Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed.

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

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.

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.

Just say no to negative energy.

Just because The Past always hung there upon its hooks on the game-room wall, you didn't have to pull it down and use it on yourself.

I don't think in time signatures, and when I do, what I write is generally 3/4 or 4/4, the most basic, straightforward stuff. I think that comes from just not being a super-schooled musician.

Architecture should have little to do with problem solving - rather it should create desirable conditions and opportunities hitherto thought impossible.

Regardless of how little time and work someone takes to perform a task, there has to be a more efficient and effective way to perform it.

I love a little bit of glamour and I love tall girls.

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

Going through puberty as a young girl is so confusing. This monster invades your body, changes things and makes things grow, and no one tells you what's going on.

The escape from all false ties; courage to be what we are; and love of what is simple and beautiful; independence, and cheerful relation, these are the essentials.

In short, if you have any question about whether a particular movie, book, or other form of entertainment is appropriate, don’t see it, don’t read it, don’t participate.