I have not been more robust towards female rather than male assembly members and I do not believe I have been remotely sexist.

I've always sort of thought that politics was a high and noble calling and a good thing to do.

London is a fantastic creator of jobs - but many of these jobs are going to people who don't originate in this country.

The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.

Asking Siri where the nearest sushi bar is - that's not interesting. What's interesting is asking your phone where one of your friends have last had dinner in the neighborhood, or having it recommend a cool paella place in Barcelona because it knows you eat paella all the time at home.

I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior.

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will.

In the Navy, the path is paved for you. Your job is to be a soldier and fit in. As long as you stick to your place, it's actually really easy.