"The British people are a fundamentally sensible and optimistic people."

"If I am to be remembered for anything, I hope it is for having brought a bit of joy and laughter to people's lives."

"I'm a very resilient person."

"I'm not going to hide under a duck house."

"There are some people who think that the entire purpose of the human race is to go around apologising for things that happened a long time ago."