There are huge challenges ahead for this country but also huge opportunities. We can make this country stronger and fairer.

The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.

It is literally the case that learning languages makes you smarter. The neural networks in the brain strengthen as a result of language learning.

Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children.

For a few spotty years, I was that tragic geek

Proper history teaching is being crushed under the weight of play-based pedagogy which infantilises children, teachers and our culture.

I'm a decentralizer. I believe in trusting professionals.

It's often the case that successful people invite criticism.

I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris [Johnson] cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead.

I have a different starting premise from those 100 academics who are so heavily invested in the regime of low expectations and narrow horizons which they have created.

I will take all the steps necessary to give the NHS at least another £100million per week by 2020.

When a man is at peace he is a man, when angry he is an animal.

I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I’m already thinking glamour.

Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer.

The word realist means nothing to me, because I would subordinate reality to temperament. Give me what is true and I applaud; but give me what is individual and alive and I applaud even more.

I pretty much only wear Lilly Pulitzer ties because my best friend owns the company.

Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.

Most rappers taste level ain't at my waist level. Turn up the bass 'til it's up in your face level.

I think everyone wants for their kids the good things that they had.

We don't have only two eyes; we have hundreds of wonderful eyes, because there are hundreds of wonderful photographers!

Tiger, come on now, you've still got work to do. This round and golf tournament are not over. Hang in there and finish the race.