I think that whenever a nation feels itself to be at is zenith, it starts to feel a creeping sense of anxiety.

Everyone thinks politics will just go on the way it is. I don't agree.

Humans have changed little over time. We think we've invented the modern world but they were making better speeches 2,000 years ago and grappling with issues of empire and terrorism.

One cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They're too big, too fast. I think that's quite scary.

You find out what you think by talking to yourself.

I think it's very, very hard not to go slightly crazy if you're in the top in politics - especially if you're there for a long time.