Ethics, politics and psychology are all far more difficult to understand now that we know the depths to which human nature can sink.

Full and unhesitating implementation of the report's findings must now follow. I call upon the Labour Party to guarantee that there will be zero tolerance of antisemitism.

Britain has been good to the Jews, and the Jews have been good for Britain.

Rabbi means teacher, and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

I feel very privileged indeed to be appointed to be the next Chief Rabbi.

'Rabbi' means 'teacher, ' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

For the old people in my family—Mummy, the aunties, Granddad—the accumulation of beautiful objects is a life goal.Whoever dies with the most stuff wins.Wins what? is what I’d like to know.

… Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…

I stopped smoking. When I stopped smoking, my voice changed... so drastically, I couldn't believe it myself.

Thought the mind can justify itself faster than the speed of light, it can be stopped through the act of writing.

I didn't want to say anything. I liked Star Wars when I was ten.

You can't top that remark for hypocrisy or the setting for irony. It isn't the middle class who write $32,500 checks. Those who do expect something in return. They've been getting it.

The prospect of cheap fusion energy is the worst thing that could happen to the planet.

Lorna was quite young when her mother died, and I think she's blocked out some of the memories. I talked to her a little bit about that, but I wasn't prepared to go around and poke and hurt her.

If things were a little better known and understood, we would all lead happier lives.

The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering.