"Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light."

"Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,  As the swift seasons roll!  Leave thy low-vaulted past!"

"Apology is only egotism wrong side out."

"Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness."

"A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes."

"At a time when we're having to take such difficult decisions about how to cut back without damaging the things that matter the most, we should strain every sinew to cut error, waste and fraud."

"I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children."

"When ambition meets humility, we find that the only true currency in life is time well spent."