Not all civil servants admire strong political leadership. But if you want to change things for the better you need strong political leadership.

I think a balanced team of men and women makes better decisions. That's one of the reasons why I was prepared to run for deputy leader.

I'm sure nobody wants to know this, but my husband does all the cleaning - rather too much cleaning. It is too clean, the house!

I don't agree with all-male leaderships. Men cannot be left to run things on their own. I think it's a thoroughly bad thing to have men-only leadership.

I am in the Labour Party because I am a feminist. I am in the Labour Party because I believe in equality.

I am a very big admirer of Hillary 's and I am an admirer of Obama as well.

For many young people mobility has turned into a bus down to the job centre.

There are many women with children under five who want to work and who lack affordable, high-quality child care.

I'm afraid you gave up the right to pontificate on social mobility when you abolished educational maintenance allowance [EMA], trebled tuition fees and betrayed a generation of young people.

Now, many of us in the Labour Party are conservationists - and we all love the red squirrel. But there is one ginger rodent which we never want to see again - Danny Alexander.

Leading the party is a privilege not a right.

In the distorting mirror of your mind, an angel can seem to have a devil's face.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

I'm personally a hopeless romantic. I always have been.

You know I don't think we need the Republicans to steal family values from us.

All is love...All is love. With love comes understanding. With understanding comes patience. And then time stops. And everything is now.

The life and simple beauty of it is too good to pass up

Speaking in front of a large crowd is not pleasant. Once it gets rolling, it's okay. But beforehand, it's murder.

Schuyler pulled Oliver close and hugged him tightly. "Thank you," she whispered. Thank you for loving me enough to let me go.

When you know youre whoring it hurts. I have kids. I'm not going to run down an actor for doing this.

The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a sacred commitment.