Part of the problem is that he lacks confidence. He is nervous.

We are always looking for a small number of very evil needles in a very large haystack, which is the city of London.

We can all take responsibility for helping to bring about change, and keeping our friends and colleagues safe from domestic violence

One of my passions is that children enjoy their time at school - and reading for pleasure can be an important part of that.

Few nations match our rich resource of literature.

But it doesn't stop at school. We can all enjoy books throughout our lives - as I certainly continue to do.

I am not in any way opposed to medieval studies (or for that matter Latin).

I don't mind there being some medievalists around for ornamental purposes, but there is no reason for the State to pay for them.

Honest is great legacy.

It's important to know what you think, my dear, or else you will be so hemmed in by other people's ideas and opinions, you won't have room for your own.

How can you tell when the devil is lying? His lips are moving.

In terms of drama school, what that will give you that you won't necessarily learn on a film set is the technical ability - ie, projecting your voice and stage craft.

In a democratic nation, power must be linked with responsibility, and obliged to defend and justify itself within the framework of the general good.

Much though he recites the sacred texts, but acts not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others - he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life.

There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.

You are never to lose sight of nature; the instant you do, you are all abroad, at the mercy of every gust of fashion, without knowing or seeing the point to which you ought to steer.

The ideal set up would be to own an NBA team, a D-League team, and a WNBA team.

The free economy is not the enemy but the friend of social capital.