I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated.

In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks.

Hong Kong's people will get what they want, despite China's objections. Freedom invariably wins in the end.

Hong Kong represents the kind of Asia with which both West and East are comfortable... It offers, in that sense, a vision for the future of Asia.

In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.

So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics.

Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.

Anyone who supposed that when Margaret Thatcher left Number Ten she was going to take a Trappist vow did not know that formidable politician.

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.

I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.

They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack of involvement with others, and the total self-sufficiency of lives which, needing nothing, were never dissapointed.

It hurts when you lose a friend to death, it hurts even more when you lose a friend still living.

the most charming thing about youth is the tenacity of its impressions.

Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.

This book was written in those long hours I spent waiting for my wife to get dressed to go out. And if she had never gotten dressed at all this book would never have been written.

... a worker was seldom so much annoyed by what he got as by what he got in relation to his fellow workers.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.

I am funny, but I'm not about funny... I'm about peace & justice.

I was a big fan of Ronald Reagan. He was the first president I got to vote for.

Soldiers may grow a soul when turned to fronds, But here the thing's best left at home with friends.