I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

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

It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone.

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.

No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.

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

Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become your character. And watch your character for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that... and I think I am fine.