...in just 25 years the glaciers in the Himalayas which provide water for three-quarters of a billion people could disappear entirely.

In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world.

Britain can be proud of its response to the tsunami appeal.

To be a teacher you must be a prophet - because you are trying to prepare people for a world thirty to fifty years into the future.

I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more.

Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain.

Britain does not want a return to boom and bust.

I take full responsibility for what happened. That's why the person who was responsible went immediately.

My favourite sport at school was rugby. All sports are teamwork, but rugby particularly is about teamwork and I think teamwork is the essence of this.

There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual participating in his society

No one should be held back from realising their potential by fears that they will not be able to afford to go to university or that they will graduate with unmanageable levels of debt.

Everybody prayed

When you change your story that you tell about yourself, you change your life. You can start telling a better story right now.

If you think, you are important, you are not.

The outer expression of a person often reflects the inner perception and deeper beliefs.

One of the biggest changes in our society is the shift from prevention to reaction...

A politician is a person who can make waves and then make you think he's the only one who can save the ship.

It is far better to borrow experience than to buy it.

Star Wars is not entertainment. Star Wars is George Lucas masturbating to a picture of Joseph Campbell and conning billions of people into watching the money shot.

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

That's the jazz that I like - the stuff that has a soothing effect.