I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

A week is a long time in politics.

A week is a long time in politics.

The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.