It doesn't have to be perfect...as long as you're happy with it.

The tension between what is, and what we dream of, is important. Not to discount what we have, but to hold onto that middle ground, because it's in there that the magic happens.

Before Julia Child there was only onion dip.

Goodbye Darcy, goodbye Jean, goodbye stone cottage, scratchy towels, fields of wildflowers; good bye gorgeous Peak District ... OK English People, for your own good, get off the roads, here we come!

Remember, childhood only lasts 10-12 years. There's a lot that has to be squeezed in to make for a lifetime of happy memories. ♥

I want someone whose heart is big enough to hold me.

No matter how rich, powerful or handsome he is, he is defenseless against your womanly power.

...treat people with understanding when you can, and fake it when you can'tuntil you do understand.

Weekends are life’s gift to those who hate their jobs.

When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good.

The whole point of being a closet fan of anything is that people aren't supposed to then out you and say that you're closet fans of stuff.

A little bit of good can turn into a whole lot of good when fueled by the commitment of a social entrepreneur.

One must know how to disregard the vehicle of the idea in order to consider its motivation alone.

The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the English character that few of us can escape its influence.

I want to represent the idea that you really can make what you want I believe I can create whatever I want to create.