Captain and coach must be seen to be banging the same drum.

'Concentrate on measuring performance and winning will take care of itself'. That is a brilliant excuse for coming second.

Winning the World Cup was the worst thing that ever happened to the England team.

You don't get lucky in sport.

To expand our life, be loving and kind.

Much as he detested Filch, Harry couldn't help feeling a bit sorry for him, though not nearly as sorry as he felt for himself.

It is easier to hold on to a dream than it is to let it go.

We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware – beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

When a thundering horde of drunken Vikings rush a person, it's only natural to flinch.

If you mean you think it is my job to go into the secret passage first, O Thorin Thrain’s son Oakenshield, may your beard grow ever longer,” he said crossly, “say so at once and have done!

I'd love to be a dad. I hope I'd be great at it. That's every man's fear, yet his most important job.

The strongest predictor of unhappiness is anyone who has had a mental illness in the last 10 years. It is an even stronger predictor of unhappiness than poverty - which also ranks highly.

for we women are not only the deities of the household fire, but the flame of the soul itself.

In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.