"I always wear a hat. It's a very practical thing, because it keeps your head warm and it keeps your hair tidy."

"I am not a sentimentalist. I am a pragmatist."

"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."

"If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of ir…"

"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."