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People work hard.
Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.
Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
All I can say to the others is, 'Look out, we're on our way.
The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.
There is nothing people can throw at me to say: Do this, do that.
There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.'
We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.
No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics.
After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.
The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.
Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.
Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'
There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.
A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.
I have two daughters, it really means a lot to me to have two women standing now and being the PM.
Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.
What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed.
I am not going to go round trying to make people say 'Wow!'... I'm not going to play Hollywood lookalikes.
I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.
The person that takes over needs to have the skills to manage that ... I believe Andrea [Leadsom] has the edge.
Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available.
The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.
My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.
Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?
A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
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.
[Andrea] Leadsom has compassion ... a real steel and a real determination and that velvet glove of compassion that she really cares about people.
No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually get anywhere on that.
You know in my own area of Waltham Forest, we've had many murders as a result of the gang violence and often innocent bystanders get caught up in it.
You cannot stop what the public want. The public want two strong women in the final round and then a woman prime minister and I'm absolutely with that.
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.
That thing, 'You must stay together for the kids', is out of fashion but is right. It's not arguing parents that children don't like, it is having one parent.
That thing, 'You must stay together for the kids,' is out of fashion but is right. It's not arguing parents that children don't like, it is having one parent.
The fact is that in too many communities in cities in Britain gangs now have become completely rooted into these communities and they destroy them around them.
If you knowingly and willingly embark on criminal behaviour, the consequences of that should be... that you lose some of your benefits under the current system
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.
Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves.
We do need to have a little bit more protection and sensibility around pensioners. They are remarkable. They gave so much. We need to make sure we do our best by them.
Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.
Look, I've always said from the word go many years ago that I felt the whole bonus culture, they need to think very carefully about being detached from the rest of the British public.
If you look at the footballers, you look at our celebrity culture, we seem to be saying, 'This is the way you want to be'. We seem to be a society that celebrates all the wrong people.
The BBC is locked to the reading of the economy that is run out of Ed Miliband and Ed Balls' office. They think if only you spend and borrow more money you can create growth everywhere.
Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland.
When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.'
Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.
Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.
Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt - all this can do more for a child's well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits.