Chris Patten

In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.

Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.

In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

I don't see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that's almost inconceivable.

I am the kind of person who does not like to carry baggage. In fact, I don't go back and listen to my own music. I believe in closing chapters and moving forward. That's what gives me peace.