I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing

There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again. So toughen up, bloody toughen up.

The way a government treats refugees is very instructive.

If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.

I think there are two ways in which people are controlled - first of all frighten people and secondly demoralize them.

Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence.

The Labour party has never been a socialist party, although there have always been socialists in it - a bit like Christians in the Church of England.

We are paying a heavy political price for 20 years in which, as a party, we have played down our criticism of capitalism and soft-peddled our advocacy of socialism

The Tory party is the enemy of democracy.

I think very often the boat-rockers turn out to be the people who are building the craft

The flag of racialism which has been hoisted in Wolverhampton is beginning to look like the one that fluttered 25 years ago over Dachau and Belsen.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

I never ask boys' opinions on clothes, ever. I really think, unless you think the guy has style, don't ask. So I only ask my girl friends. I don't trust guys' opinions on style!

I wear a name tag to help people find me. It saves time when you're dealing with idiots.

Conducting was just something that happened by fluke.

I would love to work with Guillermo del Toro and J.J. Abrams. I think they are creative geniuses that are constantly producing great work, and they're two people that I would just love to work with.

A state is a perfect body of free men, united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.

I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards.

When I visit new places, I like to see the markets.

The key to success is to find a way to stand out--to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins.

Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. It's certainty.