I've never been particularly maternal.

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.

They found him guilty, and brother, if Maine had the death penalty, he would have done the airdance before that spring's crocuses poked their heads out of the dirt.

Success is 3Ms: Your vision produces the Map

Why shouldn't he break Ruth's record? He's got more power than Stalin.

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

I only want to do what I really want to do; otherwise, I'm content to sit here and play my guitar all day.

I think our hearts are very chemical and we change the way we see people according to how we feel about them. That's what love is, in a way.

But we have created a society that does not allow opportunities for those people to take care of themselves because we have denied them those opportunities.

The enlarging of the soul requires not only some remodeling, but some excavating.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Hunger feeds the need to succeed.

Future events cast their shadow before them.