For most normal people, politics is a distant, occasionally irritating fog.
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.
Our tolerance is part of what makes Britain Britain. So conform to it, or don’t come here.
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.
Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
I didn’t come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.
In no relationship at the top of any walk of life is it always easy, least of all in politics which matters so much and which is conducted in such a piercing spotlight.
It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it’s an irresponsible government that fails to choose.
I learnt a lot in government, and I’ve learnt a lot since leaving government. The kind of journey of being in government is that you start at your most popular and least capable, and you end at your most capable and least popular.