Political parties depend for existence and success, not so much on the holding of identical views, as on a shared philosophy and ties of loyalty and respect between members. So there are good reasons to try to find compromises when differences emerge on a specific matter.

If parliament and government work together in their respective constitutional roles, and respect due processes, we will maximise our chances of making the right decisions as we encounter the many challenges, risks and opportunities Brexit poses for our country.

As a politician, I should expect sharp challenge from those who disagree with my decisions.

All the main parties accept that the stated wish of the United Kingdom electorate to leave the E.U. must be respected. That must place on us collectively a responsibility to work together to find a solution.

From the immediate abandonment of the promise of an extra £350m for the NHS, the history of Brexit is already littered with discarded and unfulfillable promises.

We do ourselves as politicians no favours if we are seen to peddle unachievable moonshine.

It is this desire to see civil society remain a strong and united force within the U.K. that has encouraged me to chair Citizens U.K. Commission on Islam, Participation and Public Life.

We need to understand why there is a void of participation in public life from the Muslim community and why it is a growing issue, and we need to understand the impact of this on wider civil society.

As one of the principal responsibilities of the government is to safeguard its citizens, it is entirely reasonable that it should look at what more might be done to improve security.

Whether it be the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 or the Terrorism Act 2000, there is no shortage of offences with which to prosecute those who go abroad to fight or train and who may threaten us on their return.

As has been the case throughout the history of terrorism, government anxiety centres on what to do about those against whom there may be intelligence but no usable evidence.

Believing in and practising the principles of the rule of law is, with our liberty and democracy, among the most powerful weapons we have. It is less effective if we blur its clarity and we should do this as sparingly as possible.

It is not always easy to balance freedom of expression with the needs of the justice system.

The inexorable rise of the Internet and the citizen journalist presents us all with challenges for the future.

The state is there to serve the citizen, not the reverse.

Of course we should harness IT to strengthen public protection and public service delivery.

I worry that there are attempts to push faith out of the public space. Clearly it happens at a level of local power.

Some of the cases which have come to light of employers being disciplined or sacked for simply trying to talk about their faith in the workplace I find quite extraordinary. The sanitisation will lead to people of faith excluding themselves from the public space and being excluded.

I think politicians should express their faith. I have never adhered to the Blair view that we don't do God, indeed I'm not sure that Blair does.

It's very nice to be a rebel saying, 'I stand on my principles,' but if in fact that's not going to have any impact on the policy, it may be principled, but it doesn't deliver the better outcome that the country needs.

Ultimately, any government is one which enjoys the majority of support of members of Parliament to carry out a policy.

It's difficult to see how the U.K. can be a member of the E.U. if it's not adherent to the principles set out in the convention.

I do worry about population growth and the preservation of the green belt space but I don't think these are insurmountable problems.

We have to look at levels of migration. We are in a world that is quite chaotic. Some people are really frightened about it. Some people are quite despairing. They don't believe our country is capable of providing a good quality of life. That feeds into why people voted Ukip and induces a culture of despair.

I would like to think that I have followed in the proper tradition of attorneys-general, providing good quality advice to my colleagues in government and have taken on their needs and concerns.

I came into parliament to do things, so I don't particularly relish being a rebel.

I am a Conservative, so I don't wish to be seen as a rebel, particularly, at all.

If you are making policies through speeches that are contradicting some of the policy development your colleagues are embarked on, you are destroying collective responsibility.

Nobody in this country goes around saying: 'I'm feeling very oppressed by the E.U.' Well, one or two people do, but they're a bit odd. Ultimately, if they're getting oppressed by the E.U., they're going to start to feel oppressed by something else and just switch to a new subject of oppression.

The principles of conservatism include upholding the rule of law and the United Kingdom's international legal obligations.

All political parties, if they are to be successful, have to be broad churches.

You know what's funny to me? Attitude.

Struggling is hard because you never know what's at the end of the tunnel.

Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive.

The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now.

I don't drink much anymore, but when I traveled with Frank Sinatra, God rest his soul, I used to drink like I could do it. He made it a test. In Vegas, the Rat Pack, which I was a little part of, drank all night and slept most of the day. Then, about 5 o'clock, we'd meet in the hotel steam room, lock the door, and steam our brains out.

I did a few movies, but the word 'star'... I cannot compare to a star like Clint Eastwood. I used to call Clint 'Larry Dickman' when he would come to my show; then, he started using the name when he would go under cover in a 'Dirty Harry' movie. That's why he's a movie star... he's so creative.

I was nice to the people in the Philippines for the two and a half years I was there, because I knew eventually I'd have to kiss up to them so my grandchildren could have toys.

You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.

Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.

I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.

When you enter a room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket.

Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder?

No matter where you go in this world, you will always find a Jew sitting in the beach chair next to you.

Why should I retire? I'm like a fighter. The bell rings, and you come out and fight.

It takes many years to be a great comedian.

Eddie Fisher married to Elizabeth Taylor is like me trying to wash the Empire State Building with a bar of soap.

I like to think I'm like the guy who goes to the office Christmas party Friday night, insults some people, but still has his job Monday morning.

When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.

I did a picture 40 years ago with Carroll O'Connor and Telly Savalas, God rest their souls, and Clint Eastwood, called 'Kelly's Heroes,' which we filmed in Yugoslavia for six months.