Comfort is the enemy of creativity.
Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.
Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
As a working mum, it's really hard to find time in the day to just relax and take a break. I am constantly on the go.
I'd prefer people read about Churchill and how he wasn't overwhelmed by Nazi Germany. Amazing; that the morale of a country rested on one person's shoulders. Extraordinary people carried that country through its darkest hours; truly inspirational. I suppose that's my theme. Whether it's a biography or a movie; whether it's fictional or true, I'm inspired by people doing great things.
There's a kind of mystery to our being and from my point of view, regarding my own parents and their parents, I'd as soon let it lie than find out who my mother's father was.
Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative.