You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
Our long-term objective is clear: to replace the Labour Party as the progressive wing of politics in this country.
The state owned monopolies are among the greatest millstones round the neck of the economy. . . Liberals must stress at all times the virtues of the market, not only for efficiency but to enable the widest possible choice. . . Much of what Mrs Thatcher and Sir Keith Joseph say and do is in the mainstream of liberal philosophy.
We shall experience the final defeat of liberalism not when immigration but when emigration is forbidden
I have long believed that women should play a much bigger part in our affairs.
The trouble with the Labour Party is that they don't really believe in Socialism, but they cannot wholeheartedly approve of private enterprise either.
In bygone days, commanders were taught that when in doubt, they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.
There is a point. I don't know what it is, but everything I've had, and everything I've lost, and everything I felt—it meant something.
Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
Living with doubt. . . is almost always more profitable than living with certainty. People don't like doubt, so they pay money and give up opportunities to avoid it. Entrepreneurshi p is largely about living with doubt. If you need reassurance, you're giving up quite a bit to get it. On the other hand, if you can get in the habit of seeking out uncertainty, you'll have developed a great instinct.