I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.

Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.

My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life thats what Id be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. Thats where the spirit of the armed forces is.

We in the west walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the cold war and left it as a country devastated socially and armed to the teeth. If we do that again there will be consequences.

I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.

On the back benches, you can have your say but no power to do anything.

Despite the increasingly presidential style of political leadership in our country, teamwork is essential.

A city man taking the picture of a donkey and behaving like he has seen an alien creature must absolutely be photographed as he is certainly more interesting than the donkey itself!

Rock and menopause do not mix. It is not good, it sucks and every day I fight it to the death, or, at the very least, not let it take me over.

We must, therefore, be here as strangers and pilgrims, that we may plainly declare that we seek a city above.

I'm sorry. I'm very young.

The benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.

In a fast-paced world, today's popular brand could be tomorrow's trivia question.

Corruption is one of the greatest enemies of progress in our time. It is the cancer at the heart of so many of the world's problems.

Animals have personalities and minds and emotions.

Life is the ability to start over again.

Businesses are successful because someone makes the sacrifices other are unwilling to.