I believe every abortion is a tragedy.

I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.

Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.

White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game.

Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be nicer?

Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.

I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.

I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it.

My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.

When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.

It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely because I am not associated with the past.

I asked that I not be considered for vice president of the United States.

Our devil has pale skin and blue eyes

You can develop the right mental attitude when you realize that nothing external can upset you or hurt you without your mental consent.

I've always wanted to work for Walt Disney. That's what I thought I was going to do when I grew up.

I think when you're put into a completely different situation and environment, you really see who you are. You're not affected by what's around you. You are who you are.

A feast not profuse but elegant; more of salt [refinement] than of expense.

After more than twenty-five years in television, there are days when I feel like I'm just beginning, because I'm learning new things. I want to be better all the time.

The Waking Dark is about what happens when something awakens a towns darkest impulses and unleashes them on the world.

We're all taking on too much, we're all asking too much of ourselves. We're all wishing we could do more, and therefore just doing more.

Nashville, man. That's the place to be.