I've always loved punk music, so it was really cool to do my first punk song.

The more you learn, I think the more you realise who you are and what you want and what you believe and what you want to be and where you want to end up.

You can grow flowers from where dirt use to be.

I've been accused of deliberately hamming up my accent and dropping letters, but that's just how I speak - I used to be a chav.

Jealousy is not a nice feeling, I hate feeling jealous. But if you can admit it and laugh at yourself, then that's a good way of dealing with your feelings.

Just because you have political beliefs or feminist beliefs, you don't have to like everybody, you don't have to like everything.

People don't know how to deal with stress and depression, so they're nasty to other people because it makes them feel better about themselves.

The more you relate to something or somebody speaks to you, it means more. I think that putting yourself out there like heart-on-sleeve, is really important.

People are scared. People are generally xenophobic - they're scared of what's different. If you're ignorant as well as scared, then you might end up hating something that you're scared of.

I think the media put more pressure on women, especially in regards to the way they look and how they're supposed to behave.

I can watch a sunset on my own.

The secret of all greatness is in knowing what to do with time. The secret of all the great men and women in history is that they converted their time into tangible products.

Belief and faith are great, but very few people have been led astray by thinking for themselves.

Day and night. Give and take. But never to die. Each have their time.

Nobody roots for Goliath.

The solution to the problems of marriage and parenting is simple. Spend more time with the people you care about the most.

It was really cool being out on the road and doing school with my tutor over Skype or on the phone, but it can definitely be difficult.

There is indeed, perhaps, no better way to hold communion with the sea than sitting in the sun on the veranda of a fishermen's café

Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman?

Always keep bobby pins on hand. It's amazing what you can do with those in a time crunch.

Sooner or later people will learn to recognize your worth