The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.

Printing money is the last resort of desperate governments when all other policies have failed.

Well look, no one takes pleasure from people making money out of the misery of others, but that is a function of capitalist markets.

Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.

I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share.

Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.

Let's also teach people about pensions and savings, insurance and the like. But if they aren't already familiar with numbers that won't be as effective as it might be.

I did meet Mickey Mouse in California, and he seems to be writing the Labour party's economic policy at the moment.

What makes people angry and we are on the side of hard-working people who want to get on in life and they see how government is wasting their money.

Life is not a puzzle to solve. Stop, Enjoy the Journey!

It's all about money. Sometimes it is merciful, sometimes it is magnificent and sometimes it is moderate

The best career advice given to the young ... is "Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it."

I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. It's a relief to accept that not everything is under your control.

The loss of taste for what is right is loss of all right taste.

You make choices and sometimes they're good and sometimes they backfire. The most important thing is to be brave, forgive yourself when you do something stupid, and allow yourself to move on.

If your activities don't match your priorities, you are wasting your life.

Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec.

One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.

He receives comfort like cold porridge.