Nothing corrupts a politician quite as much as friendship. Good politicians don't bribe; they make us like them.

As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God

Removing Christian evangelism from the African equation may leave the continent at the mercy of a malign fusion of Nike, the witch doctor, the mobile phone and the machete.

Bring on the fruitcakes, we want a fruitcake for an unlovable seat.

Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves your self- respect.

All three of our major religions in Britain ~ Christianity, Islam and Judaism - have a hateful idea at the very core. That idea is Exclusion: the "othering," if you like, of the unredeemed.

We have worth because we were created in the image and likeness of God.

Beauty isin't judged by the size of your jeans.

Good manners is the fabric that holds the community together.

Reese Witherspoon is my everywoman. She's managed to have a family and this amazing career. That's the goal.

One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity.

Attitude, humor and action (persistence) will whip fears and rejection. Fear of failure doesn't exist, if you believe it doesn't.

Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch. [Fr., La clemence est la plus belle marque Qui fasse a l'univers connaitre un vrai monqrque.]

He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke.

I'm more about what's right than having the girl's back no matter what.

None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.