My father still reads the dictionairy every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words

The trade unions and the Labour Party... failed miserably. Instead of giving concrete support, and calling upon workers to take industrial action, they did nothing.

I have never been an idealist - that implies you aren't going to achieve something.

All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.

Only a fool wants a confrontation and only a fool wants a strike.

There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly is nonsense.

Parliament itself would not exist in its present form had people not defied the law.

I wouldn't vote for Ken Livingstone if he were running for mayor of Toytown.

If youve got an industry where youve got massive investment, it doesnt matter whether you bring in alternative supplies. You still lose the money on that industry.

Discomfort awakens the consciousness.

Easy to be a critic

The people who did you wrong or who didn't quite know how to show up, you forgive them. And forgiving them allows you to forgive yourself too.

There's lots about politics I don't feel comfortable with. To talk about the politics of future ideas is impossible in soundbite form.

I do what I feel, that's all. I am an ordinary photographer working for his own pleasure. That's all I've ever done.

The way that I approach helping is to first make sure that I understand.

We have the resources (to end hunger), we know what has to be done, and it's something that can be achieved at a rather modest cost

At 1970 rates of production, Canada's reserves represent 923 years supply for oil and 392 years for gas

We must remember how to love, remember what's important, and remember God's truth as it applies to our relationships.

Sculpture is for the touch, painting is for the eye. I wanted to make a sculpture for the eye and a painting for the touch.