“I want you to know that I have nothing against Orlando, though you are, of course, far more likely to get shot or robbed there than in London.”

This is a super masticated subject, and it is time to spit it out.

When birds burp, it must taste like bugs.

Do you seriously propose that they are going to be so insane as to allow tariffs to be imposed. The EU is, I’m afraid a job destroying engine.

It is all too easy to draw conclusions and make sweeping judgments about millions of Muslim women based on fleeting television images. That is not right.

Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry.

I lead a life of blameless domesticity and always have done.

David Lloyd George had been to Germany, and been so dazzled by the Führer that he compared him to George Washington. Hitler was a ‘born leader’, declared the befuddled former British Prime Minister.

I don’t believe that economic equality is possible; indeed some measure of inequality is essential for the spirit of envy and keeping up with the Joneses that is, like greed, a valuable spur to economic activity.

In addition, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act provides protection for those in the firearms industry from lawsuits arising out of the criminal or unlawful acts of people who misuse their products.

The dreadful truth is that when people come to see their MP, they have run out of better ideas.

I am hoping very much to get re-elected but it is going to be a tough fight.

The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.

Volunteering is also now more crucial than ever in helping people find work.

What Hitler did in his concentration camps was equalled if not exceeded in foulness by the Soviet gulags, forced starvation and pogroms.

It is said that the Queen has come to love the Commonwealth, partly because it supplies her with regular cheering crowds of flag-waving picaninnies; and one can imagine that Blair, twice victor abroad but enmired at home, is similarly seduced by foreign politeness.

Since January 1993 there have been 27 other countries not in the EU that have done better than the UK at exporting goods into the single market.

The real challenge is not to face the world outside, but to take the first step in challenging yourself. That is my motto every time I prepare against my opponents.

I prepare the same for every opponent.

The BJP has never considered its political opponents as enemies.

I have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!

The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.

You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.

For me, I’m in the driver’s seat; I’m No. 1 in the world. I’ve won the last couple of meetings, and I’ve won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I’ll try to beat him. But it’s almost up to me to decide who’s my rival, isn’t it?

With some notable exceptions, businessmen favor free enterprise in general but are opposed to it when it comes to themselves.