Camillo di Cavour

The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he who distrusts them.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me.

When I found I had given birth to a human wreckage, to a child that was an imbecile, my heart was broken.

I'm the world's worst after-dinner speaker. I need pictures to respond to. I was the voice of the lottery balls once and got the sack.

A flat-rate poll tax would be politically unsustainable; even with a rebate scheme, the package would have an unacceptable impact on certain types of household.