Controversial Sayings

Don't take my tweets so seriously. I think I was saying the extremists from both sides were piling in on me.

I understand that Mr MacKenzie said I gave him a terrible blocking … I did indeed give him a hell of a blocking.

If there were personal attacks on Mr Kinnock, I would apologise for that.

We are perhaps the only independent newspaper in this business.

I doubt it very much. He surely is above talking to the press proprietor about his foreign relations.

I wish to say now that was one more mistake of mine. It was clearly wrong.

Who's he?

Yesterday Mr (Robert) Maxwell called me a moth-eaten kangaroo. I haven't got to that stage.

I want your resignation today.

Fuck Dacre. Publish.

You fuckwit! You bastard! Get this fucking newspaper out!

Much of what passes for quality on British television is no more than a reflection of the values of the narrow elite which controls it.

We won.

The editor did it [Page 3] when I was away. It was so popular we left it there. That's the simple truth. Now it's getting a bit old-fashioned. One day it will come out.

Kill the book! Kill the fucking book!

It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests.

When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies – and I'm proud of the ones I've got.

One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business.

I'm considered homophobic and crazy about these things and old fashioned.

Since when are Egyptians not white? All I know are.