I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.
What a thing is and what it means are not separate, the former being physical and the latter mental as we are accustomed to believe.
Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom.