I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government.

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.

I never knew the extent of God’s greatness until I hang on to His glorious hope.

If you are good, they say you are weak.

Gestalt means whole, and so are you.

No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.

My model for Kirk was Horatio Hornblower from the C.S. Forester sea stories. Shatner was open-minded about science fiction and a marvelous choice.

For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids.

I don't like listening to music. I'm not a music fan.

Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings.

There's no glamour in Nirvana, no glamour at all, in fact.

Pay and the story rolls. Steal and the story folds. No stealing from the blind newsboy.