Quotes from Nicky Morgan

The reason I love my job as education secretary is that it's all about the future. Everything I and my department do is about investing in the next generation, helping them to build on our generation's success, learn from our mistakes and giving them the tools to build a more successful and prosperous country.

I don't want to develop a reputation for being difficult about absolutely everything and everyone.

Every child is entitled to an academic education. But resilience, stickability, self-esteem - they need these things, too, and even more than the privately educated.

Parliamentary sovereignty - the right to pass laws as the supreme legal authority in the land, including laws that limit the powers of the executive - has been hard-won over hundreds of years. We trample on it at our peril.

It's clear that many migrant families really support their children and appreciate the transforming power of education.

Transparency concentrates minds.

Shining a light on issues like the gender pay gap and whether firms are imposing and meeting targets is how diversity gets pushed up the priority lists of boards. Greater transparency allows for more effective scrutiny.

Sadly, Isis are extremely intolerant of homosexuality.

We have seen at first hand that upholding the Good Friday Agreement while also avoiding a hard border in Ireland is the key to unblocking the Brexit logjam.

One of the most depressing aspects of the whole Brexit debate has been the rush to instant judgment about the motives of MPs and others and the readiness to accuse others of treachery or betrayal.

I want to build a reputation as the Treasury Select Committee chairman, as somebody who asks tough questions, listens and looks into what people want us to look into, and asks those questions without fear or favour.

One of the roles of the Treasury committee is to look under the bonnet of the financial services sector to shine a light on any of its shortcomings.

As chair of the Treasury Select Committee I hear time and time again just how important E.U. citizens are to the financial services sector. It is also apparent just how critical they are for our NHS too.

I have learned as I've grown up that it's too easy to worry that others are looking at you, or judging you, but most of the time they are just getting on with their own lives.

There will always be people who try to deter you or crush your confidence but don't let them knock you back. Focus on gaining the support of the people you respect.

For a young person who is perhaps thinking about coming out or is unsure of their sexuality - being called names is something that will mean that they won't want to go to school.

I do understand that, having been a minister, there is difficulty putting stuff into legislation which is being negotiated. I quite understand.

Actions speak a whole lot louder than President Trump's words and tweets.

We hear some people talk about the nanny state and, actually, we don't want to be telling people how to bring up their children, or how to be parents.

Lord Ashcroft's 2005 report 'Smell the Coffee' made uncomfortable reading for the Conservatives.

Conservative politics are about pragmatism, realism and stability.

You should never hold back in giving your opinion - it's important to always stand up for what you believe in and not just agree with those around you.

Any negotiation involves compromise and no one will get everything they want.

There's no doubt immigration can put pressure on public services, especially in places like Slough, but I'm not one of those people who think that immigration is always a bad thing.