"I'm a one-man melting pot. A walking, talking, living, breathing example of multiculturalism."

"My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters."

"I mean, I'm not a politician in the conventional sense. I don't go around wearing a rosetta on my lapel."

"I'm not a great believer in rules and regulations."

"If you can find someone who is prepared to give you a job, you're not going to be able to turn it down."