"We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children."

"My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work."

"Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about."

"With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others."

"Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy."

"All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome."

"Bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."