Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
We never have been closed to immigration.
Most people fall upon tough times at some point.
Life is not a theoretical problem to be solved in class.
My dad started off in scrap metal, real men doing men's jobs.
One of my best friends was the first U.K. female fighter pilot.
You can't underestimate how patriotic the people of this country are.
I believe most people in their life will fall upon tough times at some point.
Politics is all about trust. Trust is like the soul: once gone, it never returns.
I was raised in inner-city Liverpool, the first in my family to go to university.
You wouldn't try and make a cake without a recipe book. Careers are just the same.
If that is your route, to go to university and get a job that way, that is fantastic.
I've met people at the top of companies like Accenture who started off in McDonald's.
I believe Jeremy Corbyn getting his hands on power is a risk we cannot afford to take.
Every Labour government has left office with higher unemployment than when it entered.
People no longer have one job for life, so it is right that younger generations adapt.
When I was growing up, my parents put money into food, utility bills, and the mortgage.
My dissertation focused on the character traits and personality types of successful women.
Has my accent held me back? I don't believe it has at all. I think it can be a colourful accent.
Life teaches you it's not where you come from, it's where you get to, and work is exactly the same.
Work experience for many is their first taste of work and an essential first step into the jobs market.
It is only by giving people the tools to empower themselves will they be able to achieve their potential.
You only have a true choice when you know what opportunities are out there and what qualifications you need.
People who have been successful in business have a huge amount to offer young people who are just starting out.
I ran my first campaign when I was 11. My slogan was 'Vote McVey, vote the right way.' I've never surpassed it!
That's what you've got to be to be an MP: a problem solver. How can I help you? How can I engage? What do you need?
My friends have always known there was this more serious side to me, and all my life, I've had Conservative values.
We have seen a shift in the focus of education before entering the workplace, with earning and learning the new norm.
Everyone deserves the chance to make their own choices. The first step on this pathway is experiencing the working world.
Lifelong learning is becoming commonplace, with people studying at different times when they see the benefits of doing so.
People shouldn't have to lose their accents to get a fair crack at the whip at a job or move up within a sector or industry.
First and foremost, we have to ensure that we have to get our own kids ready for work so that employers want to take them on.
There is a whole host of people that have got an accent like mine, whether they're from Merseyside or Wales or the North West.
What you've seen from the 1980s, particularly in this country, is far fewer people doing Saturday jobs and doing jobs after school.
Universal Credit claimants who refuse to accept a zero hours contract job offer, without good reason, can be subject to a sanction.
If people are coming into the country to add an extra dimension, to bring skills and expertise with them, we have always been open to that.
We all have dreams, whether it be about success in our careers, improving our relationship with family and friends, or sorting out our finances.
The people I believed in were people like William Lever, the great philanthropic industrialist - self-made men who realised anyone could achieve.
I, for one, want to make sure we give every young person the chance to find the fuel for their confidence, something that will power their ambition.
When we cannot find enough extra money for policing, yet we are having huge sums to other countries in aid, it is time to start a serious conversation.
When I became minister for employment, that was my ideal job because it meant I was able to reflect on what I saw growing up and actually try to change it.
Labour's disastrous legacy and the Conservative success did not happen by accident: it was about the choices each party made, choices that impact on everyone.
If your route is that you are practically minded, and that is what presses your button, and you do an apprenticeship and you get a job that way, that is fantastic.
Success isn't anything to do with being lucky. It's knowing what you want, taking the necessary action, and believing you can achieve anything you set your mind to.
Where I come from, from a very different point of view, it's a Labour heartland, it's a trade union heartland, and I'll have a very personal campaign against me there.
I've had other friends who had such a burning desire to have children: they have this biological ticking clock. I don't know what happened to mine. Nobody ever wound it up.
Only three per cent of people are born with a disability; the rest acquire it through accident or illness, but people come out of it. Thanks to medical advances, bodies heal.
Part of the Brexit debate was about control, having a say over our laws and money and letting politicians stand up for what the people voted for, not signing away our sovereignty.
Not only does work experience provide the opportunity to sample a potential career, but it also builds the essential skills often regarded as 'soft skills' that are needed to thrive in work.
I'm forever being told, and intrinsically understand, that people want to study at different times in their lives, often inspired to do so when they see the practical benefits of their studies.
Politicians themselves, every one of us, has a responsibility to make sure that we send out a message that it is a good place to work, that it is positive, that you are transforming people's lives.