I think that former leaders are best seen occasionally and not too often heard - particularly on the subject of their successors!

To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together.

Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.

The quicker we get rid of the lobby system the better for all of us. I don't think in this day and age it is tenable to have these nods and winks, and on-the-record and off-the-record briefings.

Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.

Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.

Paddy Ashdown is the only party leader who's a trained killer. Although, to be fair, Mrs Thatcher was self taught.

We should have high expectations of our children, but politicians should not tell teachers how to meet them.

My favourite novel is Frederick Forsythe's Day Of The Jackal, the story about the unproven case of this apparent Englishman who was hired to assassinate De Gaulle….

Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.

The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected.

How small life is hereand how big nothingness.The sky, tired of light, has given everything to the snow.The two trees bowtheir heads to each other.Clouds cross the world’ssilence in a circle dance

Education Is the key to life don't let anyone stop you from reach your goals. Because everyone have potential to accomplish their #1 Goals.

There are only two ways of making money: the hard way and the very hard way!

Art is mind and heart and touch as much and more than it is mere instrument, technique - without which however it cannot exist at all.

How am I supposed to save the universe with all this noise?!

Come let me kiss you. Life was never so precious as today— when it meant so little.

To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.

Being an Indian means living with the land. And the only way we'll be able to do that is to gain our freedom.

Society is like a lawn, where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where the eye is delighted by the smiling verdure of a velvet surface