Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future.

Health inequalities and the social determinants of health are not a footnote to the determinants of health. They are the main issue.

Empowerment of individuals and communities is absolutely central. Getting the community involved in organising their own destiny has got to be a key part of it.

We have to put reduction of health inequalities at the centre of our public health strategy and that will require action on the social determinants of health.

The lower you are in the hierarchy the worse your health, the higher you are, the better your health.

Your position in the hierarchy influences your behaviour.

Once you get off the ladder you'll never get back on.

Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies.

General improvements in health/decline in mortality do not affect all classes equally. As mortality rates fall, social inequalities commonly widen.

Our elected politicians do what they judge is the right thing to do. And if we disagree then I'll show them the evidence of why I disagree.

The brain is an important gateway by which the social environment impacts on people's health through the mind.

Man cannot endure his own littleness unless he can translate it into meaningfulness on the largest possible level.

You are not going to be the girl I’m going to marry are you? You are going to be the girl that got away.

Sometimes your greatest strength can emerge as a weakness if the context changes.

A lot of people have used the frog splash over the years. Every one else that used it is a four star frog splash, when RVD did it, it became a five star frog splash.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Those that despise peace and admire war are crushed under the boots of the war!

An emotion that lives with me is a sense of what might have been had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon - speed.

I decided then and there I was never going to have kids.

You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers.

I believe in no final solutions.