Chris Patten Thinking Quotations

But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership.

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.

I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated.

I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.

But there is no cause for thinking sad thoughts, that there is dishonor in these endings. Nothing has melted away. There have been no defeats,