Want a little cheese with that whine, maestro?

Personally, I think the 'Christian family' should be called a Christian fantasy.

There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.

Nature they say doth dote And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan Repeating us by rote.

The best thing about my job is that I work with the best creative people in the business in their fields.

The price of tapping water into every house is that no one values water any more.

Liberty consists in doing what one desires.

All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of the world are Africans and belong to the African nation.

I do know that I like what I am doing now. My focus right now is making the best daywear possible. When it feels right to expand into other areas, I will.

I teach for the Book Trust, which promotes reading and writing with children.

If the spirit comes through in a Madame George type of song, that's what the spirit says. You have very little to do with it. You're like an instrument for what's coming through.