- On the qualities required by a politician: " the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen." - Of Winston Churchill fellow conservatives: " They are a class of right honorable gentlemen- all good men , all honest men- who are ready to make great sacrifices for their opinions, but they have no opinions. They are ready to die for the truth, if only they knew what the truth was." -" to improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often." - "This speech is hanging over me like a vulture" -I'm going to make a long speech because I've not had time to prepare a short one"