A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear.

I really love good food occasionally, but I need time to enjoy it and I need to be hungry.

I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly.

I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved.

Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics.

Fitting in is boring. But it takes you nearly your whole life to work that out.

I think 'ambitious' is one of those adjectives used for women in a derogatory way.

I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether its old cars or taxidermy or knitting.

I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging.

Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.

I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes.

Love is infinite flames of light.

I am not in love with him, I am in love with ghosts. So is he, he's in love with ghosts.

Do not look sad. We shall meet soon again." "Please, Aslan", said Lucy,"what do you call soon?" "I call all times soon" said Aslan; and instantly he was vanished away.

Taking a biopsy often aggravates and stimulates growth - and does not indicate how many secondary tumors have developed.

We tried to shut him in a pyramid, but Mum spotted us.

Sometimes hope is all we have, and to lose that is to lose all.

Defeat creates orphaned thoughts.

Marriage? I don't know what I really think about marriage. I'm a bit confused on that issue.

I guess people wonder if I'm the same on camera as I am off, and I'm pretty much the same, I really am. But that's always asked of me.

We groove off of everything, any sort of live show. The inner dialogue you're having with yourself, between you and the music, is for me the search for God.