I own nothing of value at all. I spend money on experiences.

Manicures: Which are basically just holding hands with a stranger for forty-five minutes whilst listening to Enya.

We are all unique, which makes us beautiful; so never despair, and just chill the hell out about it all.

Look in the mirror and say, 'There is none other like you and for that reason alone you are beautiful.

I think it's sad when people stop dreaming, or start losing hope. Because holding onto the bonkers dream might just turn out to be the most marvellous thing you ever did.

Live in hope. Because things do happen. Things do change. Worry really is futile. Don't fear the future. Dreams do come true.

There are some wonderful aspects to Christmas. It's magical. And each year, from at least November, well, September, well, if I'm honest, May, I look forward to it hugely.

I have written the only diet book that I believe needs to exist, and here it is: CHAPTER ONE: Eat a bit less. CHAPTER TWO: Move about a bit more. THE END.

Also, in your 20s, if you are beautiful, everything comes to you, so you never need to develop a personality. I never had that problem.

We all have our worries about our bodies and our looks. We just need to make the best of our lovely, wonky selves. The key is never to compare and try to be something you're not.

I have a fantastic method for anti-ageing. It's eating. Plumps out your skin beautifully.

These were formative years for me, and many of these experiences have had a profound effect on my life.

One study found that people who smile in childhood photographs are less likely to get a divorce.

I think the people we meet in life and the loves of our lives are very, very important in what we become, like change us - when it's right, probably change us for the best.

Once we deeply trust that we ourselves are precious in God's eyes, we are able to recognize the preciousness of others and their unique places in God's heart.

Journalism at its best and most effective is education. Apparently people would not learn for themselves, nor from others.

Every government, from the Obama administration right through to Angela Merkel, the Eurozone and the IMF, promise to save the banks, not the economy.

No man is greater than his respect for sleep.

Get over it - If you have a bad workout or run a bad race, allow yourself exactly 1 hour to stew about it-then move on.

Lochie. The boy I once loved. The boy I still love. The boy I will continue to love, even when my part in this world is over too.

Throughout early modernity there were very strong pressures on Jews to assimilate. Assimilating meant cutting your ties with the community of origin.