My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent.

At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.

Being tiny has been difficult for me in a business that regarded physicality as the most important part of your life.

However, the Government has made it clear that we do not encourage the recruitment of teachers from developing nations where there may be an adverse effect on the economy.

I do recognise that, where recruitment difficulties persist, teachers can be put under great pressure.

You can do anything you want to do.

Women's chains have been forged by men, not by anatomy.

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 - and 11,000 higher than 1997.

If love means never having to say you're sorry, then marriage means always having to say everything twice.

The staff, stage managers, ushers all behaved as if they respected the actors.

We need to maintain an awareness of our awareness, of what we are paying attention to, in order to discriminate between higher and lower forms of love.

Positive mindset, positive life.

That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn't become an artist, but somebody let me do something I loved. What a luxury, to do something you love to do.

You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood.

Translating is a respectable, valuable, creative and worthwhile use of a human brain.

Never Throw Stones At Your Mother

If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average.

Her smile is like summer moonlight-beautiful and magical, with a fire that could melt the night.

To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.

I can't do a million things anymore like I could when I was younger.