I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.

Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping.

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.

Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique.

I know people are fickle.

We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.

Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.

To be a good actor you really have to want to act first.

It may be providence's will that the cause I represent may prosper more by my suffering than by my remaining free.

I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

I believe that traditional religious belief and scientific knowledge depict the universe in radically different ways. At the bedrock they are incompatible and mutually exclusive.

A realization of the Presence of God is the most powerful healing agency known to the mind of man.

I was a sportsman for years. I've always had a physical background. I've always had an interest in boxing and fighting. To get physical in films is a dream. I love it.

A good name is seldom regained. When character is gone, all is gone, and one of the richest jewels of life is lost forever.

True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

I have no idea on timing. It’s easier to tell what will happen than when it will happen. I would say that what is going on in terms of trade policy is going to have very important consequences.