"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"

"Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about"

"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"

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

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

"The past is a memory, the future is a fantasy. The real, vibrant, creative moment is now"

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