I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.

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.

Never beg for mercy. Accept that you have failed. Begging is for dogs and humans.

I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes!

Especially moments when things are very difficult and complicated for me and I am still trying to grasp what is happening and I am still trying to understand and to reach family back home.

When the messenger arrives and says 'Don't shoot the messenger,' it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just in case.

If there's one value that is immutable, it's integrity or respect, for others and for yourself.

You can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed.

Wait long enough and you reap what you sow. That hold for men. That hold for towns. That hold for a whole country.

There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.

When you read God's Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, "It is talking to me, and about me".

My strength as an actor is in the theater - I know that about myself. Some actors get onstage and vanish, but I'm much better there than I am on screen.