“There's only one growth strategy: work hard.”

“To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: you've been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children not filling in forms.”

“I don't deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world.”

“Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.”

“You can gain in your effectiveness as a politician from a wide acquaintance with the world and from a degree of independence that having some outside interests gives.”

“It's really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the same time.”