Midlife crisis is that moment when you realize your children and your clothes are about the same age

You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back.

Stunning vistas don't always produce eloquence.

But that's not the crisis we're facing. We're not preparing our children to compete in the global economy.

We think a great crisis is coming for Europe. The last thing Britain should do is associate ourselves with the fastest shrinking part of the world economy.

It would have been miserable for them, ... It was wet, the roof leaked, they couldn't keep their clothes dry.