I don't treasure things much - just people. And pets.

There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth - their lips move.

Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat.

As we have more women in power, so the plays and the TV dramas are reflecting what's happening.

When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation.

I don't think, until you've actually lost somebody you really love, that you can go through that door that allows you to be grown-up.

For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important.

The gym is where I get my chill-out time. I try to go six days a week, but when I'm working, that goes down to about three.

I think you have to relax about aging. What else can you do?

I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.

So many roles for women demand that you make the audience fall in love with you or sympathise with you.

It was only a sunny smile And little it cost in the giving. But like morning light it scattered the night And made the day worth living.

Fun has to rule in a lot of scenarios. Occasionally, when you are really getting going, you need to stretch beyond language. It has to go out the window.

Certain things need to be said if one is to avoid falsifying the problem.

The most honest of men is the one who thinks and acts best, but the most powerful is the one who writes and speaks best.

Things that can't go on forever, won't. Debts that can't be paid, won't be.

When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society.

He set fire to some potatoes, then cooked some undelivered post in the embers." - Dad "Did he now? What a strange fellow. I would have done it the other way around." - Stafford

The trouble with men is that they have limited minds. That's the trouble with women, too.

Think like a photographer. Look at every vignette in your home like it's being shot for a shelter magazine and style accordingly.

Not one man, in the million, shall I say? no, not in the hundred million, can rise above the belief that woman was made for man.