Lord Robertson

Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.

If we get the capabilities, NATO, along with the European Union, can do amazing things.

The rapid dissemination of technology and information offers entirely new ways of production, but it can also bring the spectre of more states developing weapons of mass destruction.

Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.

Deep down, there is in the substance of the cosmos a primordial disposition, sui generis, for self-arrangement and self-involution.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.