Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

A language is like living skin itself.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.