The majority should not be punished and subjected to a licensing curfew because of the bad behavior of the minority.

Our language and literature are without a doubt Britain's greatest contribution to the cultural heritage of the world.

We have no target for the number of medals we hope to win in 2012 - yet. But we want every kid in the country to have the chance to have the best opportunities.

The adventures of the boy who doesn't want to grow up has universal appeal. We all want to keep something of the child in us.

I've chosen Peter Pan by JM Barrie as my favourite children's book.

Digital television is no longer a probability, it is a certainty.

The prospect of the UK without a BBC funded by the licence fee is anywhere between improbable and impossible.

The fuse is lit. You can run all you want to but you leave a trail of gunpowder in your wake. There’s going to be a reckoning eventually.

If you feel so lonely you could cry, take the focus off yourself. Think of how much God loves you, and find another person whom you can serve today.

In Leon's account of his life, no-one was mean-spirited, no-one schemed or lied or betrayed; everyone was celebrated at least in some degree... Leon turned out to be a spineless, grinning idiot.

Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House

I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there is more energy in the brush work.

Every country should have a strong literary tradition of its own at the center, but it should also have an interest in other countries.

But no man has a monopoly of conscience.

I'm pretty irreverent. There is a lot of need to find humour in life. Although I'd never be as disrespectful to laugh at someone's expense.

I had such a great upbringing in Puerto Rico, and it was just a very normal life.

Never only exists in your head. Anything is possible.