Quotes

I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.

The major burden of guilt is on the Serbs, and they have to acknowledge it, just as the Germans acknowledged it.

[Brexit] God help this Country.

The Guardian feels like a jilted lover. It hates the Liberal Democrats. The Guardian feels personally betrayed because for the very first time it gave the Liberal Democrats its support and what did we do? We went off with the Tories. But what else would you have done in the circumstances?

It spoils my whole afternoon that I haven't been prime minister. Hahahahahaha!

Me, an awkward bastard? Listen, I'm a quiet little herbivore. Aren't all Liberals nice, cuddly, herbivorous creatures on the border of politics? Hahahaha! You're such a shit; you go and interview my wife and use it against me.

Look, nobody wants to go into politics and do it at a high level without wanting to do it at the highest level. If you are leader of a party, what d'you want to do? You want to be prime minister. 'Course you do.

[on being unemployed for 18 months] We were down to our last 100 quid, and I said to Jane: 'What should we do?' And we said: 'Let's send the kids for a holiday to some friends in Switzerland.'

Would you like some salmon? [Interviewer: Paddy, it's 9.15 am. Bit early.] Not if you didn't have dinner last night!

Sarajevo is one of the greatest cities in the world. I speak Bosnian, and there's a great Bosnian saying: 'It's easy to beat thorn bushes with other people's pricks.' I said to Nick [Clegg] it will make an excellent motto for the coalition.

Best slogan of the day: End May in June.

Obama smokes too, or certainly did. Not that I'm saying there's any connection between us [himself and Nick Clegg] and Obama.