I put the number 7 on my t-shirt because this is the number of my championships but also because it was the number of Barry Sheene, who was a great hero of mine and a truly great racer.

Elegance is the balance between PROPORTION, EMOTION & SURPRISE.

I know what women want. They want to be beautiful.

Only wear clothes that make you feel alive.

When I entertain at home, I take time and pleasure in the small details that make all the difference. Entertaining is about giving to people and sharing with them.

I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world of fashion and in its business.

I am like a freight train. Working on the details, twisting them and playing with them over the years, but always staying on the same track.

There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.

An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.

I like things simple.

My normal life is like being on holiday.

Eyes are the mirror of your mind. Whatever you see, you see in your reflection.

Joy is the will which labors which overcomes obstacles which knows triumph.

The trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry.

I like to describe my life as a black hole with a little light out there.

I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it.

But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land.

A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut tree, the more they're beaten the better they be.

I don't have a problem with a woman being president; I just want the best candidate.

Whether Theresa May had stabbed has stabbed the former Mayor of London in the back and Michael Gove had stabbed him in the front. That's about it. It makes House of Cards look like Teletubbies.

Standing in the middle of nowhere, wondering how to begin. Lost between tomorrow and yesterday, between now and then.