I am not running as Son of Margaret Thatcher. I have my own priorities and my own programmes.

When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.

In the next ten years we will have to continue to make changes which will make the whole of this country a genuinely classless society.

I am walking over hot coals suspended over a deep pit at the bottom of which are a large number of vipers baring their fangs.

I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge.

Life is full of surprises.

Recovery begins from the darkest moment.

Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less.

Well, I have concerns about the effectiveness of Europe to compete.

A country of long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, green suburbs, dog lovers, and old maids cycling to holy communion through the morning mist.

The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.

The biggest mistake people make is to try to lose too much weight too fast.

Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs.

Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.

Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character.

There is no hope for the fanciful idea of reaching the moon because of insurmountable barriers to escaping the earth's gravity

We are miracles. So don't deny yourself the miracle of happiness.

The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.

I'm a regular Joe...I just have the unique ability to accessorize.

When I said, "I am my mother, but I'm not," I was saying my path would be my own.

I know what I want to do and it makes sense to get going.