People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could.

To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there.

When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that's when I do it.

I have no complaints. I am comfortable and satisfied. I am not the kind of person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars.

I just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it

When we're in the water, we're not in this world.

Slowly I came to know that the depth of our heartbreaks determines the depth of our faith. God gives us everything to conquer the big and the little hurts of life.

To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea, I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there.

I decided I would teach Mrs. P. a lesson by cooking my own meal.

None of this is to deny that the Niger Delta has made mistakes. It has, and a good number at that. But then, mistakes are made to make wiser and therefore help in better decision making.

Silos build the wall in people’s minds and tie the knots in their hearts.

I find linseed oil and white lead the most satisfactory mediums.

We make promises to the extent that we hope-and keep them to the extent that we fear.

The diversity of our cultures is Europe's greatest asset. We have to preserve this asset. And any political intervention that reduces this diversity is a loss to Europe.

I have always been attracted to the bleaker aspects of life. I love drama.

Never do your enemy a minor injury.

I have a crush on your mind, I fell for your personality and your looks are just a big bonus.

When a man marries, dies, or turns Hindu, his best friends hear no more of him.