There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real political interest is in London and if one day I'm in a position to run for mayor, then terrific.

The most likely victim of actual religious discrimination in British society is a Muslim but the person who is most likely to feel slighted because of their religion is an evangelical Christian.

Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don't like as well as those we do.

We need more male black teachers, tempting them with extra cash if necessary.

Across the board, people are looking at the problem, but simply not changing anywhere near fast enough.

My brother and I have too good a relationship to spoil it by working together.

I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian.

Prison service vans that travel 90 miles to take a prisoner 90 yards; paedophiles free to leer at children in the very parks where they have committed horrific crimes.

You can't say 'because we decide we're different then we need a different set of laws.

Bleak House by Charles Dickens is my favourite book.

I ask questions, and a large part of my life has been spent asking questions of Ken Livingstone.

Yet, he thought, if I can die saying, "Life is so beautiful, " then nothing else is important. If i can believe in myself that much, nothing else matters.

Language is the dress of thoughts.

I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained.

Honesty's praised, then left to freeze.

Art is a guarantee of sanity.

Parvesh Cheena is a real treat for the ladies.

Creating a believable world on the ship was very important, and technically they got better and better and better at showing the ship too.

Prayer is - a means of uniting us unto Himself.

Leaders don't do what they WANT to do;they do whatever is necessary.

The fire burns as the novel taught it how.