The world's richest half billion people - that's about seven per cent of the global population - are responsible for fifty per cent of the world's emissions.

The terrible thing about the internet and Amazon is that they take the magic and happy chaos out of book shopping. The internet might give you what you want, but it won't give you what you need.

The art of living is the art of bringing dreams and reality together.

When you go for a walk, take seeds with you, poppies, rainbow chard, rocket. Plant them among the weeds in patches of wasteland. See what happens.

In a world where you are constantly asked to be 'committed,' it is liberating to give yourself the license to be a dilettante. Commit to nothing. Try everything.

There is nothing so perfect as pinball and a pint at 11 a.m.

My idea of childcare at festivals is to sit at a trestle table with an ale while the kids run around and make up their own games.

I count it as a certainty that in paradise, everyone naps.

When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.

Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure.

Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work.

... that "take" was a word people used for those who had so little to give as to be immeasurable.

No matter how banal the contents, there is always something that touches me. For someone now dead once thought these words significant enough to write them down.

Don’t just hope the big idea is going to come, make it happen

When it comes to measuring the effectiveness of your engagement in the social media environment what counts are: Comments and Sentiment.

I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that.

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They don't want you to vote. If they did, we wouldn't vote on a Tuesday. In November. You ever throw a party on a Tuesday? No. Because nobody would come.

I took Kanu on the Tuesday before the first game of the season because I never had any strikers. He said he hadn't kicked a ball since last season and I asked him if he'd been training.

I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.

Sharpie? A mischievous smile spread across her face. I thought you said you couldn't control your powers. Beginner's luck.