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I've never been an oligarch. The definition of an oligarch is someone who has co-operated with the government, and I never did.

I am not an oligarch. I am a servant and I try to align my interests and those of my investors.

It's the tyranny of an oligarchy that I'm concerned about.

Building companies involves creating great wealth. If that means I am an oligarch, OK, it's fine. But if being an oligarch is about buying football clubs, it is not for me.

I was never a monist - always a diversitarian.

It is the doctrine of the oligarchy that there is nothing that we hold in common, that the commonwealth is a myth, that it is even a sign of softheadedness and weakness. The oligarchical power feeds on the sense that we are all individuals, struggling on our own, and ennobled by the effort.

I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks me.

I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am.

I'm an unambitious politician.

When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks. I don't like comfort-zone politics.