No more watching that show Small England or whatever it's called where those two idiots dress up as 'laydees'. It's a bad influence.

I'm terribly attention-seeking. It's very different once you get all this attention, though. Because then you want to control it. And you can't exactly.

I was quite fat as a kid. And swimming is a sport you can enjoy whatever size you are. If you're fat, running is a pain. I'm not really built for running.

All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.

A bully can only make you feel bad about yourself if you let them.

I thrive off the company of others, I love being sociable.

I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it.

I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired.

People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard.

I am a huge fan of 'Doctor Who.'

I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines.

I recognize my gifts and optimize them. I accept my total being and honor all parts of myself.

I could have been 23 next July I gambled on what mattered most, the dice were cast. I lost.

You don't have to wait for an inspiration to fulfil your dream because a dream is an inspiration itself.

Abandoning civil society will leave the enemy in control, not by victory but by default.

Brainpower is by far our scarcest resource.

We cannot all be great, but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

I have always believed in development over votebank politics.

I'd like to be known as the person who saw things from a different point of view to others.

President Obama has been clear about the future that the United States seeks... when it comes to the Asia-Pacific, the United States is all in.

Billy Tauzin is one of the most interesting people in Washington. He is smart, funny, and interesting.