Poems List

I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.

in Observer April 4, 1989

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I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds; and I very rarely change it.
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As God once said, and I think rightly…
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Every prime minister needs a Willie.

referring to William Whitelaw

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A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.
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You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
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The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
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It pays to know the enemy—not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.

Downing Street Years

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Of course, it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
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Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing. It’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it.
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