"I have been asked by a reporter whether I am going to be Prime Minister this year. My answer is no. I have no such intention."

"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."

"I am not a fan of the welfare state. I think it is an expensive way of trying to do things which could be done better by voluntary effort."

"Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy."

"Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you."