Boom and bust is a term that applied to the Conservative years and two of the worst recessions in history.

In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world.

Britain can be proud of its response to the tsunami appeal.

To be a teacher you must be a prophet - because you are trying to prepare people for a world thirty to fifty years into the future.

I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more.

Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain.

Britain does not want a return to boom and bust.

I take full responsibility for what happened. That's why the person who was responsible went immediately.

My favourite sport at school was rugby. All sports are teamwork, but rugby particularly is about teamwork and I think teamwork is the essence of this.

There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual participating in his society

No one should be held back from realising their potential by fears that they will not be able to afford to go to university or that they will graduate with unmanageable levels of debt.

Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.

And if one day there's distanceBetween your hand and mine, When our hands join once again, My heart and soul will shine.

Many a time I have wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed.

I am a teacher born and bred, and I believe in the advocacy of teachers. It's a calling. We want our students to feel impassioned and empowered.

Nobody ever lost money taking a profit.

Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to show one's wit.

What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours?

Everyone has learning difficulties, because learning to speak French or understanding relativity is difficult.

He who has no mind to trade with the Devil should be so wise as to keep from his shop.

If you just follow your inner calling, then you just go ahead.