“Yes, it has been harder for women, particularly those over a certain a...” — Angela Rippon Quote

“Yes, it has been harder for women, particularly those over a certain age, to keep going careers in certain areas of the BBC like news and current affairs.”

“When someone has dementia you just have to inhabit their parallel universe with them. There is nothing to be gained from challenging their take on reality.”

“It won't be easy for any broadcaster in the future to write off Fiona Bruce, Sian Williams and Gabby Logan when they reach their 50s. If they do, they will be wasting an incredibly rich seam of talent and ability.”

“Neoconservatism in all its pomp conceived - in the Project for a New American Century - that, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world could be remade in the American image, that the previous bipolar world could be replaced by a unipolar one in which the U.S. was the dominant arbiter of global and regional affairs.”

“Pakistan is not going to be a theocratic State - to be ruled by priests with a divine mission. We have many non-Muslims - Hindus, Christians, and Parsis - but they are all Pakistanis. They will enjoy the same rights and privileges as any other citizens and will play their rightful part in the affairs of Pakistan.”