It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer.
After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.
Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.
Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor. ' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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?
The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children.
Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right
It's a lot more common now for someone to know a Mormon rather than just know of Mormons out in Utah,. . . We seem more normal. We're not as exotic.
Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.
Whatever the word "great" means, Dickens was what it means.