With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.

All I can say to the others is, 'Look out, we're on our way.

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.

That thing, 'You must stay together for the kids,' is out of fashion but is right. It's not arguing parents that children don't like, it is having one parent.

I am not going to go round trying to make people say 'Wow!'... I'm not going to play Hollywood lookalikes.

No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually get anywhere on that.

People who succeed in business aren't afraid to hear feedback from their customers -- they actually thrive from it.

silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.

Integrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort.

At Ucross I learned that I am capable of focusing deeply for long periods of time. I love to write. I don't think I would have said that before this trip.

Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.

The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument.

She kind of reminds one of Helen. There's something very similar about Elizabeth Perkins.

Cheryl Cole got malaria...well I guess that answers the question what do you give someone who has everything

Freedom to speak... can be maintained only by promoting debate.

To an artist, creating an image means being in love with it.