Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe.

Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping.

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.

Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique.

I know people are fickle.

We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.

Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.

(Priests) cheapjack merchants selling paradise

I give dating advice on a regular basis. It's not that I'm any expert, but it's always nice to share that with your friends.

Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.

You always got to be prepared but you never know for what.

Prostitutes dress obviously, so as to draw attention. It's their business, isn't it? The last thing that a Christian woman is thinking of is being like a prostitute.

It's so much easier and cheaper to keep the river uncontaminated in the first place than it is to clean it up again once it's been polluted.

What does remembering ourselves mean? It essentially means coming back to life- re-membering.

If you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view

Vidal Sassoon was the most famous hairstylist in the history of the world.

It is no flattery to give a friend a due character; for commendation is as much the duty of a friend as reprehension.