"What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party"

"The tiger is a magnificent creature and one that is threatened by human activities on all fronts. It is up to us to protect this iconic species and ensure that it has a future in the wild"

"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way"

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race"

"Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first"

"You do the policy, I'll do the politics"

"In politics, an organized minority is a political majority"

"The best way to predict the future is to create it"

"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"

"Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future"

"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians"