When I picked up those little girls that drowned, all I could think about was my grandbabies,

When I picked up those little girls that drowned, all I could think about was my grandbabies,

Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.

Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.

It's a hard loss,

It's a hard loss,

The major components of inflation for us are energy costs and housing costs and medical costs, and I don't see read more

The major components of inflation for us are energy costs and housing costs and medical costs, and I don't see any major break in any of these. I wouldn't be surprised to see still 3.5 percent to 4 percent CPI for us for this year.

We're pleased that the Executive wants to widen access to higher education, but we need to make sure that they read more

We're pleased that the Executive wants to widen access to higher education, but we need to make sure that they put in place the necessary support package to make sure students do not have to give up their studies for financial reasons.

I understand the community isn't satisfied at all that it's here. There were a lot of strong words at the read more

I understand the community isn't satisfied at all that it's here. There were a lot of strong words at the town meeting. But I don't feel like that. I feel really bad for the victims and their families.

We are innocent people ... Those criminals and terrorists came and did this to us,

We are innocent people ... Those criminals and terrorists came and did this to us,

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

Winter is not yet over and hundreds of thousands of people still urgently need to be reached.

Winter is not yet over and hundreds of thousands of people still urgently need to be reached.