Across the board, people are looking at the problem, but simply not changing anywhere near fast enough.

The most likely victim of actual religious discrimination in British society is a Muslim but the person who is most likely to feel slighted because of their religion is an evangelical Christian.

Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don't like as well as those we do.

There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real political interest is in London and if one day I'm in a position to run for mayor, then terrific.

We need more male black teachers, tempting them with extra cash if necessary.

My brother and I have too good a relationship to spoil it by working together.

I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian.

Prison service vans that travel 90 miles to take a prisoner 90 yards; paedophiles free to leer at children in the very parks where they have committed horrific crimes.

You can't say 'because we decide we're different then we need a different set of laws.

Bleak House by Charles Dickens is my favourite book.

I ask questions, and a large part of my life has been spent asking questions of Ken Livingstone.

Sharing feelings, conveying appreciation and whispering desires are all crucial components of a satisfying encounter with your beloved.

How old did you have to be before you learned the difference between the simulacrum of love and the reality?

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

I hope that as the Senate and American people learn more about me, they will see that I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.

Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when I'm given a shirt that's too clean, one that's completely white, I immediately start having doubts.

I feel that works of art are an opportunity for people to construct meaning, so I don't usually tell what they mean. It conveys to people that they have to participate.

I used to believe in the pretty pictures that were all around me, but now I know for sure that I was stupid.

The gods throw the dice and they don't ask whether we want to be in the game or not.

Stuff your eyes with wonder.

I feel very comfortable shooting music, and I think you can see that.