"Collective European Union action could mean no hiding places for evaders, no safe haven for tax avoiders, and no treasure islands for money launderers."

"I believe that our vote is both a public duty and a sacred trust."

"What is happened in the years since the Second World War is not a temporary truce. It is not simply a ceasefire. Instead of battling with weapons and armaments, people battle only with arguments and ideas."

"We've managed to find a way of making decisions that prevents conflict arising - there has been no war between European members at any point in the last 70 years."

"A woman said to me, 'You're better than your successor.' She then said she's lived under 10 prime ministers, and each was worse than the last. That put me in my place."

"Every country is going to have to face up to globalisation, but Scotland has got a unique capacity because of its history as part of a multinational state to help us deal with that problem."

"You can drink too much tea."

"There's no point dwelling on the worst things people have said - there's a job to do."

"I'm all for greater co-operation between Europe and America because I think that sometimes we've missed out on the benefits that transatlantic trade could give both continents, and I've been pressing this since 1997."

"I think it's important that people know who you are and... can ask any questions they like about you."

"Stop looking for the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight."

"Forget yourself and get to work."

"There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn."

"Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured."

"If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children."

"There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer."

"When I say do your best, I mean your very best. You are capable of so much more."

"I am the last leaf on the tree, and the wind is blowing."

"Work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it."

"Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others"

"Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others."

"Do your best, and be a little better than you are."

"You can't plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind."

"Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds."