"Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria."

"I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government."

"We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights."

"Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party."

"Never underestimate the power of kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"We have no control over the outcome of anything. Like the planet and global warming, we don't control that. If politicians want a war we don't control that. Acts of terrorism, we can't control them."

"True authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Never underestimate the power of every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."