Rising unemployment and the recession have been the price that we have had to pay to get inflation down. That price is well worth paying.

The politician's prayer is: May my words be ever soft and low, for I may have to eat them.

If higher unemployment is the price we have to pay in order to bring inflation down, then it is a price worth paying.

The green shoots of economic spring are appearing once again.

What is the right exchange rate at one point is not necessarily the right exchange rate at another.

He's a good, brave and honourable soldier.

It is useful to remember that no matter where we turn, there is rarely any shortage of elevated ideals to accompany the resort to violence.

Blame is something that is shared and denied in equal measures.

I want to be an advocate for the people who don't have time to read the newspaper... or the money to make a political contribution.

My favorite rappers are Lil Wayne. I like Wayne.

I have a theory - if the music is good and you have good musicians, the name doesn't matter that much. There are a lot of examples of that. The name is just a calling card.

The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.

I never understood redemption when I was young. Even before I was an atheist, I always thought with the prodigal son, "well, why's he getting the special treatment?"

Our interest's on the dangerous edge of things. The honest thief, the tender murderer, the superstitious atheist.

That's when I feel most alive, he told me once on an airplane, when I'm helping people.

I enjoy the spring more than the autumn now. One does, I think, as one gets older.