“Freedom will destroy itself if it is not exercised within some sort of moral framework, somebody of shared beliefs, some spiritual heritage transmitted through the Church, the family, and the school.”

It’s a funny old world.

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.

Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.

I wasn’t lucky, I deserved it.

Of course, it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.

If you can’t afford it, you can’t have it.

The facts of life are conservative.

I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.

If you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at any time and would achieve nothing.

If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.

Do you know, one of the greatest problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas?

The problem with socialists is that they always run out of other people’s money.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

The larger Europe grows, the more diverse must be the forms of co-operation it requires.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through the fire, faith leaps over it.

I will always believe in love, but my idea has changed from what I’ve always thought.

What we believe about ourselves is often times a reflection of how we feel god looks at us.

What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person.

I’m not confused. I’m just well mixed.

I’ve always believed that you can funnel good things toward yourself by thinking positiviely.

I would absolutely characterize myself as ambitious.

You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.