Be pretty if you can, be witty if you must, but be gracious if it kills you.

I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life.

I believe in optimism & plenty of white paint.

It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they may find there.

The cardinal virtue of all beauty is restraint.

You will express yourself in your house whether you want to or not.

I was born with the courage to live. Only those are unwise who have never dared to be fools.

What is the goal? A house that is like the life that goes with it, a house that gives us beauty as we understand it- and beauty of a nobler kind that we may grow to understand.

Light, air and comfort - these three things I must always have in a room.

[At first sight of the Acropolis:] It's beige! My color!

There never has been a house so bad that it couldn't be made over into something worthwhile.

Life always refused simplicity.

Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.

Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going to get any better. In fact, these days, cynicism is obedience.

Those places I don't understand, just doing bad food. It takes some doing. Making good pasta is so much easier than making bad stuff. It actually takes quite an effort to make poor linguine pomodora.

Never be in a hurry to terminate a marriage. Remember, you may need this man/woman to finish a sentence.

A small rock holds back a great wave.

we need to make a few critical decisions in major areas of life and then manage those decisions day to day.

Kenny Dalglish is a hero of mine and is the best player to ever wear a red shirt.

I think everyone is their harshest critic, but I strive for excellence as much as I can because I think it shows.