A wedding is a funeral which masquerades as a feast. And the greater the pageantry, the deeper the savagery.

Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing the tourist.

It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast.

What sort of sap doesn't know by now that picture-perfect beauty is all done with smoke and mirrors anyway?

Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception to the rule.

The freedom that women were supposed to have found in the Sixties largely boiled down to easy contraception and abortion; things to make life easier for men, in fact.

Here in Barcelona, it's the architects who built the buildings that made the city iconic who are the objects of admiration - not a bunch of half-witted monarchs.

The latest twist on the pampering concept is spa parties, where a group of friends take over an entire spa.

Gluttony and idleness are two of life's great joys, but they are not honourable.

My second husband believed I had such a fickle attitude to friendship that each Friday he would update the list of my 'Top Ten' friends in the manner of a Top Of The Pops chart countdown.

Make no mistake, most women are well aware that they've never had it so good; when they enter a spa or salon, it is purely a hair/nails thing, a prelude to an evening of guilt-free fun.

Take the breath of the new dawn and make it part of you. It will give you strength.

Embrace the true essence of Christmas - by embracing the gift and essence of life, itself.

For me, I try and be authentic in my choices and follow my instincts, and I think it's a valuable message for women in today's society to learn to love yourself.

Those who are enjoying something, or suffering something, together, are companions. Those who enjoy or suffer one another, are not.

A genuine smile touches something fundamental in us: our natural appreciation of kindness.

In the end, a theory is accepted not because it is confirmed by conventional empirical tests, but because researchers persuade one another that the theory is correct and relevant.

Your commander would never lie to you. That's the vice president's job.

In this very moment I'm king In this very moment I slayed Goliath with a sling

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.

I think the freedom to express one's views is more important than intellectual property.