"The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government."
"It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely."
Albert Einstein on Alone"Alone we can do so little together we can do so much."
Helen Keller on Alone"It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone."
Marilyn Monroe on Alone"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
George Washington on Alone"I restore myself when I'm alone."
Marilyn Monroe on Alone"If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government."
"It's normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch."
"Of all the public services, education is the one I'm most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and it's morally right."
"I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the 'Today' programme and item four on the news was: 'The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership.' I lay there thinking that's interesting, then I realised it was me."
"There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank."