I'd much rather resign than be pushed.

If something like one in nine Londoners is a Muslim, then I want one in nine police officers to be a Muslim. Which means we are currently about 2,000 short.

What we have to do as a nation, and London as a city, is to get behind that figure and think what we are doing.

In conquering life’ challenges, you become courageous.

Our scars are like the rings in a tree trunk, showing its progress through life. How we heal and move forward through adversity . . . that is what makes the difference.

Patriarchy has no gender.

The spirit of arrogance most definitely makes you shine. It paints a bright red target on your own forehead.

Mindfulness is passive meditation. It is passive because your energy and your attention are divided between your actions and your practice, your meditation.

Innovation, I believe, is the only way that America will regain the initiative in a global dynamic economy.

The wounds received in battle bestow honor, they do not take it away.

It is said that the greatest cruelty is drawn from those with the kindest hearts.

The movies I make tend not to be quite reality but the characters are inspired by real people and they're always very personal.

You know, in war, you don't have to be nice. You only have to be right.