All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.

The trade unions and the Labour Party... failed miserably. Instead of giving concrete support, and calling upon workers to take industrial action, they did nothing.

My father still reads the dictionairy every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words

I have never been an idealist - that implies you aren't going to achieve something.

Only a fool wants a confrontation and only a fool wants a strike.

There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly is nonsense.

Parliament itself would not exist in its present form had people not defied the law.

I wouldn't vote for Ken Livingstone if he were running for mayor of Toytown.

If youve got an industry where youve got massive investment, it doesnt matter whether you bring in alternative supplies. You still lose the money on that industry.

We cannot be indifferent to the evil in our society.

Dear Lover...you are the only man, who never hurt me, but broke my heart.

A good sweat with the blood pounding through my body makes me feel alive revitalized. I gain a sense of mastery and assurance. I feel good about myself. Then I can feel good about others.

I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for.

Windows 95 was a nice milestone.

[Global-warming debate] some kind of tricky campaign made up by some commercial structures to promote their business projects.

Cable cars are fun - everyone gets on board and becomes a rhesus monkey.

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?

What greater evil could you wish a miser, than long life?

yesterday someone sent a message that was signed GOD! bernard said. really? dap said. i didn't know he was signed onto the system