He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother had been down the pit, and of course he would go down the pit.

I will fight for what I believe in until I drop dead. And that's what keeps you alive.

Think, think, think. It will hurt like hell at first, but you'll get used to it.

Large motorway flyovers are the cathedrals of the modern world.

Why get rid of Chamberlain to put in Halifax? It's like getting rid of the organ-grinder to put in the monkey.

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale.

You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.

Britain in the 1970s was undoubtedly an economic mess because of the oil price explosion.

It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.

And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow.

I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd won.

How I wish I could undo it all … take it all back…All those years I spent unhappy with him …. when I should have been looking for you.

A game?’ Rob spluttered. ‘A bloody game?’ He turned to face his father. ‘This is your bloody fault! I’m living your bloody karma!

Don't ever get to the point where you can't be taught because life is a classroom and everyone owns a pen.

My miseries have always come out of my own flesh, never from any burden Jesus has laid on me.

The French - they like jazz, theyve been on jazz a long time.

Global warming is real - it is man-made and it is an important problem. But it is not the end of the world.

I'm a big sports fan - mainly basketball.

I take the subway four times a day, or close to it. I just love the subway! My grandfather worked as an electrician when they were digging the subway.

If I can find out God, then I shall find Him,If none can find Him, then I shall sleep soundly,Knowing how well on earth your love sufficed me, A lamp in darkness.

I always wanted everyone to like me. I wanted the city of Pittsburgh to be proud of me. But my first few seasons, I could to count the number of people on my bandwagon on one finger.