"To be adult is to be alone."

"A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it."

"There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past."

"Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt."

"Redefining marriage will have huge implications for what is taught in our schools, and for wider society. It will redefine society since the institution of marriage is one of the fundamental building blocks of society. The repercussions of enacting same-sex marriage into law will be immense."

"War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support."

"Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet."

"We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back."