I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid and fresh enough for the job.
“Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.”
“If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet.”