"The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business." ― William Hague Topic(s): Business More From William Hague "Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law." "I don’t deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world." "To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: you’ve been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children not filling in forms." More In Business "After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on – have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear – what remains? Nature remains."― Walt Whitman "So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism – despotism during the campaign – is indispensable."― Walter Bagehot "Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them."― W. Edwards Deming