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

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

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).

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

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

He could not say goodbye to these three rooms as he could to a house he had loved: hotel rooms accepted departures emotionlessly.

For our path in life...is stony and rugged now, and it rests with us to smooth it. We must fight our way onward. We must be brave. There are obstacles to be met, and we must meet, and crush them!

I support legal immigration.

I was accorded the opportunity to learn by failing - albeit at the cost of a few honourable teachers' sanity - and now I realise what a rare and incredible luxury that is.

One way to make tough decisions is to take incremental steps that don't commit you to anything yet.

I disagreed with Carnegie's ideas on how best to distribute his wealth. I spent mine!

I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.

Englishmen never will be slaves; they are free to do whatever the government and public opinion allow them.

If you're a Republican who's a threat to the Democrats, of course you are a racist. That's the definition of a racist, nowadays.

Enjoyment is just the sound of being centered.