I won't claim the workhouses didn't have their problems, but they were set up by people who cared.

Good Christian people who wouldn't dream of misbehaving will not catch AIDS.

Small, short-sighted, blonde, barbed - she reminds me of a bright little hedgehog.

If someone asks for a soft drink at a party, we no longer think he is a wimp.

The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.

Back to Basics was absolute humbug, wasn't it?

There's no smoke without mud being flung around.

One man's priority is another man's extravagence.

The Labour Party is being led by a woman but she has not been elected to anything. She is the lady who makes the breakfast in the Kinnock household.

Businessmen should stand or fall on their own two feet.

If you didn't earn something, it's not worth flaunting.

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner.

Spending time with math people is a lot of fun. As a result of the play, I've had semi-drunken dinners with mathematicians all over the country. I recommend the experience.

I try to avoid Twitter. I occasionally can't resist the siren call of email.

I love working with Paul Wesley. He’s my best friend.

It is business that generates the jobs, income and taxes that keep a country going.

Dive into the sea, or stay away

There will never be a perfectly good or bad world, because the very idea is a contradiction in terms.

Look with favor upon a bold beginning.