Perhaps the only institution more puffed-up and self-important than academia is government.

I believe fear of what we do not know may be the devil's best tool, meant to keep us back from those we long to approach.

Letting go is the one last option I have and I am too stubborn to take it

I've done every diet there is.

I love being with my children. They're fascinating people.

The best social insurance is to make more progress, not to make more work

I'm launching my own festival in South Wales. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time. It's going to be held at Margam Park, because I wanted the venue to be as close to my home as possible.

Elegant persuasion is when the other person thought it was their idea.

No matter how brilliantly an idea is stated, we will not really be moved unless we have already half thought of it ourselves.

They have so fundamentally flawed techniques it's ridiculous. They shoot the ball flat. They all stand upright, there's just so many things they do incorrectly.

Cruelty isn't a personality trait. Cruelty is a habit.