The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.

The kaleidoscope has been shaken. The pieces are in flux. Soon they will settle again. Before they do, let us re-order this world around us.

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

I want my son to grow up in a place where the people are more powerful than the government and not the other way around.

There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must.

Global warming is too serious for the world any longer to ignore its danger or split into opposing factions on it.

A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.

Politics is about listening and it's about leading.

I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.

One of the paradoxes of globalization is that, in the developing world, we've seen massive reductions in property.

The emphasis placed by more and more companies on corporate social responsibility, symbolises the recognition that prosperity is best achieved in an inclusive society.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.", May 16, 1767)

After all, it's one thing to run away when someone's chasing you. It's entirely another to be running all alone.

Happiness is best when shared. Wherever you go, make sure to leave a little happiness behind.

I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.

Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.

People are just cannibals unless they leave each other alone.

I came from a lot of intolerance and prejudice, which aren't necessarily healthy to evolve as a human.

I think I do have my own technique. I don't like to depend on teachers. So I'm walking on my own way, and I try to be as natural as I can. I think it's the only way to be yourself.

I'm a fantasy writer. I don't do SF. This is important to me. If you're not clear on what genre you're in, everything gets muddled, and it's hard to know which rules you're breaking.

We may pretend we are basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole of history proves otherwise.