Conran's Law of Housework - it expands to fill the time available plus half an hour.

A Superwoman isn't a woman who can do anything, but a woman who avoids doing too much.

Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.

I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness.

Self-confidence is the most important thing, and this comes from identifying your goals, knowing your limits and roping in all the help you can get.

You're never too old to grow up.

First things first, second things never.

You have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

They could not understand the advantage of living contrary to their inclinations in this world in order to enjoy a hypothetical well-being in another.

If you are a magician then you can always do a lot more magic than you think you can.

Counting both times I cheated this week I won at solitaire twice.

Have faith in yourself and in the future.

Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.

And don't rush to make movies. Movies should be made when they're absolutely ready. There's too many bad movies being made.

As wonders, miracles are always astonishing, but as signs they are never wholly inexplicable.

Thousands of miles of wheat, indifference, and self- apology.

Victory does not feel so good as losing feels bad. When you have a son, you are happy. But it's no comparison to the sadness you feel losing a son.

Go on in the certain way, and if you do not receive that thing, you will receive something so much better that you will see that the seeming failure was really a great success.