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You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.
We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share.
Each time I come it's amazing to watch the development of this incredible country [China].
In the last few years we have learned to distinguish the means of Socialism from the ends.
There were five children in my family, and arguing was how we used to entertain ourselves.
Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction
When the heart stops for one beat it is desire, when it stops for one life time it is love
If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom.
When an Occupy demo in the centre of Frankfurt makes world news, I shall hurry to join in.
The politician's prayer is: May my words be ever soft and low, for I may have to eat them.
I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
We should celebrate more often politicians who stand up and say things that are unpopular.
In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one.
I welcome an arms race for minority ethnic voters. This will ensure we all raise our game.
All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you.
I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative.
I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
If the police need more help to do their work, I will not hesitate in granting it to them.
You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.
It is the government's fundamental duty to ensure the security of every individual citizen.
Most of us women like men, you know; it's just that we find them a constant disappointment.
But any perception of this application being speeded up requires me to take responsibility.
It's the latest trendy thinking by the Ministry of Justice... Restorative justice is a fad.
My mobile phone battery runs out all the time because all the messages come straight to me.
There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.
There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.
One of reasons I was able to go to university was because of the sacrifices my family made.
History, at least in its ideal state of perfection, is a compound of poetry and philosophy.
British chancellor is telling the rest of Europe it must abandon democracy. It's appalling.
Whilst there are problems with Article 50, it is the statement of intent that is important.
Brexit is the best thing to happen for Russia, for America, for Germany, and for democracy.
Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it.
Londoners, Mancunians, and Brits across the country will never, ever be cowed by terrorism.
I'm not afraid of making big and sometimes unpopular calls if they're the right thing to do.
People are innocent until they are proven guilty, and we will make sure that stays the case.
It's not just parliament that requires radical modernisation. It's our democratic processes.
That is why with enormous regret I have tendered my resignation to the prime minister today.
I'm just not convinced that the British people I know and love are interested in revolution.
Supporting Spurs is a bit like being in the Labour Party. It's a labour of love, believe me.
Unemployed people should be treated as potential to be realised, not a problem to be solved.
My challenge as university minister is about getting right balance of teaching and research.
The depth of concern people feel about UKIP is not always matched by depth of understanding.
Wine has made me bold, but not foolish; has induced me to say silly things, but not do them.
We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today we don't.
Our message to China is very clear: we want the U.K. to be China's best partner in the West.
Leaving the E.U. will enable the U.K. to undertake a major campaign for import substitution.
I was the original moderniser in the Conservative Party, telling it, 'No change, no chance.'
You ought not to be ashamed of being bored. What you ought to be ashamed of is being boring.
I just think it is entirely normal for the United Kingdom to be an independent nation state.
Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.