We have to put reduction of health inequalities at the centre of our public health strategy and that will require action on the social determinants of health.

Health inequalities and the social determinants of health are not a footnote to the determinants of health. They are the main issue.

Empowerment of individuals and communities is absolutely central. Getting the community involved in organising their own destiny has got to be a key part of it.

The lower you are in the hierarchy the worse your health, the higher you are, the better your health.

Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future.

Your position in the hierarchy influences your behaviour.

Once you get off the ladder you'll never get back on.

Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies.

General improvements in health/decline in mortality do not affect all classes equally. As mortality rates fall, social inequalities commonly widen.

Our elected politicians do what they judge is the right thing to do. And if we disagree then I'll show them the evidence of why I disagree.

The brain is an important gateway by which the social environment impacts on people's health through the mind.

I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.

He’s an even-tempered stallion. What he lacks in stamina he makes up for in speed, kind of like most of the men I’ve slept with.

Successful people achieve because they think beforehand when it works & think afterwards when it doesn't work.

When expectations exceed reality, frustration is the result.

I hated turning 40; the whole idea of it stank. But once I got through it, I was fine.

Like every working mother, there's guilt involved in deciding how you're going to balance family and work.

Refuse to be cynical. Refuse to think that things can never change.

You're beautiful, but you're somewhere else. That's okay. I can handle that. But we won't continue as friends, not just now. I like you as a lover, not a friend.

Go into yourself and see how deep the place is from which your life flows.

The last time I was charged by the FA they had a murder lawyer in against me, so it's going to be a hard case to win.