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Composing demands a degree of isolation.

There are plenty of people who don't want change - the Labour Party, some of their militant trade union friends like Unite busy causing strikes at the very beginning of a fragile recovery.

Always try in interviews to avoid the cliches about the problems of public life.

I don't know if I am free because I am happy or happy because I am free.

I think nowadays we're often sidetracked by what somebody got popular doing with all due respect to what they do, but it should be about the talent.

One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist - you can always do better and you can always grow.

What interests me is the way people regard themselves. When we are 15, we all feel as if we are beginning to become somebody else.

I'm scared every time I go into the ring, but it's how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, 'Let's go.'

Making the world safe for diversity, is one of the greatest tasks we face in the global era.