We all make mistakes but one has to move on.
Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.
He was becoming aware that there was no such thing as over-the-top with Lawrence Davenport, as long as you were talking to Lawrence Davenport about Lawrence Davenport.
How was it possible that he could handle Swiss bankers, West End impresarios, senior partners and seasoned solicitors, but was a quivering wreck in the presence of this man?
If you’ve struck gold, why go in search of brass?
He had never understood the niceties of life and it was too late to start learning now.
What I have found is that real friends stand by you.
Making a million legally has always been difficult. Making a million illegally has always been a little easier. Keeping a million when you have made it is perhaps the most difficult of all.
If you make a deal with a fool, don’t be surprised when they act foolishly.
I think when you’ve lost an election by 179, there’s going to be a period of time after eighteen years in government when you can’t do anything right, and people just kick you for the sake of it, will never admit they voted Conservative.
When I was three, I wanted to be four. When I was four, I wanted to be prime minister.
Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and you are a pauper.
While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story.
Are parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves?
I feel I have had a very interesting life, but I am rather hoping there is still more to come. I still haven’t captained the England cricket team, or sung at Carnegie Hall!
Whenever you analyse anyone who has had any success and they’re in the headlines, you will find they are human and make mistakes. I’m certainly that and I’ve made a lot of mistakes.
Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted.