I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.

We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.

I think that political marriages are subject to more strain than most precisely because of the nature of politics.

There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!

I'm still getting my exercise at five o'clock in the morning, that's good. So far I've managed to hold on to a bike ride on Saturday or Sunday morning, probably at least two weekends out of three.

If we boost productivity, we can improve economic growth.

Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today.