“Negotiating with the Taliban must be done from a position of strength....” — Philip Hammond Quote

Negotiating with the Taliban must be done from a position of strength. Negotiating from a position of weakness would be a disaster.

Let me be absolutely clear: I think it is defeatist to sort of say we want to leave the European Union. We're going to try and change the rules and change the way it works and change the objectives that it has in order to make it something that works for Britain.

You shouldn't send people out to do a job which you cannot afford to equip them to do.

To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.

There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.

If I put on a tie and play what I really think I am, I'm a disaster.

The Knesset is the parliament that passes the most laws in the world. It's a disaster for the business sector.

When you study, as I did, every theatrical beginning in this country, none of them have been greeted well. The Royal Shakespeare Company was a disaster, Peter Hall was a disaster, Richard Eyre was a disaster, Trevor Nunn was always a disaster.

I tried to play sports, which was a disaster and probably one of the reasons I ended up being an actress.