I want to be more than just some guy who played in a World Cup final.

I refuse to go into a fast-food outlet - to use the toilet even - in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought I was sneaking in a quick burger.

I play with a fear of letting my team down. That's what motivates me.

What I am proud of is I have searched for the best of me and I have been a team man without fail.

I only get the points because I have team-mates who do the work and put me in the position to get them.

I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept.

Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me.

We need to ask ourselves what are we here for and what have we worked so hard to be here for.

My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone.

When you're obsessive, like me, searching for something unattainable can become unhealthy ... it's like falling through the air and grabbing at the clouds.

I'm very happy to be back playing rugby for England again - there were times when I questioned if this would happen.

Later that night she picked the polish offwith her front teeth until the bed you sharedfor seven years seemed speckled with glitterand blood.

Personalized filters play to the most compulsive parts of you, creating "compulsive media" to get you to click things more.

You don't learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard but by attacking and getting well-hammered yourself.

I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few months. They have really put a political system on the way to success, to a real democracy here.

We learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour.

Children are becoming disobedient why, because of the lack of rules boundaries and limitations.

The directors [who know every detail] make films that are complete, basically.

In our home we have a rule: You can disagree with a man's position as much as you want - after you have been able to state it to his satisfaction.

Advancing bourgeois society liquidates memory, time, recollection as irrational leftovers of the past.

Growing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation.