We can't all be bakers or chefs. Many of us have modest ambitions. But we can all buy a piece of the pie.

My mother taught me what it is to have a sense of humour; my dad, who was a headmaster, everything you need to know about hard work. My dad is the most decent man you could come across.

There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at injustice.

Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.