“A lot of kids don't realize he was a minister, that he had a number of college degrees, that he won a Nobel Peace Prize.”
Zoe Seymour
“Headmasters have powers at their disposal with which Prime Ministers have never yet been invested”
Winston Churchill
“Iran in political terms is a relevant subject for NATO. It is always possible that one minister or several ministers could bring it up.”
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
“The three foreign ministers and Javier Solana just had an hour and 20 minute meeting with the new foreign minister of Iran, ... Everybody knows the efforts that the EU-3 has put in (to defuse the crisis) ... We look forward to the meeting later on.”
Jack Straw
“In the Thai case we have seen the prime minister ask one of the deputy prime ministers to head an inter-ministry group. The high level of political attention is key.”
Dr. David Nabarro
“The minister has very strong views on this and cannot accept what was said. We reconsidered the deal and realized that we cannot sign with Robertson or anyone who supports his views.”
Ido Hartuv
“[Rhys-Jones was recorded calling Prime Minister Tony Blair] President Blair ... number one on the top 10 unpopular people.”
Camilla Parker Bowles