David Davis Quotes

"He should take responsibility for what has been a massive failure."

"They say you react seriously as you do practice, ... so this is one thing that we do with the exercise."

"Unfortunately this failure was a direct consequence of the government's chaotic asylum policy and its porous borders."

"I think it would have been much easier just to say to the party in the country 'why don't we reverse the order - you have the first hit and MPs have the last say'"

"The idea that you can't leave the country without having your name put on a national identity register is an interesting idea of voluntary. This is a creeping compulsion."

"If somebody plans to carry out a series of murders... then this is obviously an evil and pre-meditated attack and in that case, there could be a deterrent effect."

"We are reluctant to talk because of significant fear of retaliation, being disciplined or fired."

"This is the latest in a long line of failures. This serial incompetence beggars belief."

"This thing of traveling in Illinois, and being eaten up by bed bugs, and mosquitoes (fleas you know don't trouble me much) is not what it's cracked up to be."

"We just enjoy people, and it feels good to help them. We want to give back to the community, because it's given so much to us."

"He was a great coach. All the guys respected him."

"Northwest, Delta it seems so many airlines are in this situation. It's not in our control, and there is not a whole lot to do except carry on."

"The blue bands have raised money to highlight awareness of bullying. This generation wants a government that helps their neighbour."

"The Home Office must get an urgent grip on this problem. They are failing in their principle responsibility to protect the citizens of this country."

"I'm kind of overwhelmed. It's quite an honor."

"Border controls and a border police force to administer those controls is exactly what we need."

"Over the last two to three years gold mining companies have undergone restructuring and cost saving. They are in a prime position to take advantage of an upward swing in the gold price. It has been underpinned this week by geopolitical concerns."

"This raises serious questions about the monitoring of terror suspects. The government should now answer our call for an independent inquiry so that the lessons of the July bombings can be learned."

"Last year we called for the government to put in place a rigorous method of monitoring the continuing safety of those returned to Zimbabwe. The government must now show they have done this and not simply wasted the past few months. Otherwise, we will not know the fate of the people sent back and what the Mugabe regime does to them."

"If we achieve the labor savings we are seeking, losses will be $400 million (in 2006)."