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I know that part of the reason I read Tolkien when I'm ill is that there is an almost total absence of sexuality in his world, which is restful.

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others.

I go through so many different phases, just like every teenage girl does.

When I look back at my childhood on the Ayrshire coast, I recall a basic devotion to the idea that human nature and national character are as unknowable as the weather's rationale.

The best advice is to avoid foods with health claims on the label, or better yet avoid foods with labels in the first place.

I don't want everybody to see exactly where I live, what my sofa or my fireplace looks like.

This is an elegant hotel! Room service has an unlisted number.

'Imposter Syndrome' is the feeling of wearing a mask and playing a role that one does not feel at home in. It is when you feel like you or your work is a fluke and that you're a dwarf amongst giants. Many of us have this, especially when we're in some sort of creative industry.

The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at not finding tomorrow already continuing yesterday.

I'm a big fan of independent girls who are strong-willed, vocal in their opinions, and have a sense of humor.

I've been a member of Greenpeace since I was a teenager.

I came out of drama school thinking I'd do some theatre, maybe some television, and maybe, someday, a film.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

The Sea Shepherd crew is doing what governments should be doing, but refuse to do themselves, because of the threats of trade retaliation from Japan.

It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.

My boyfriend's idea of a lesson was to take me on a black diamond run in the middle of a hail storm and say, 'Go!' Ski patrol had to escort me to another lift to get me down the mountain. No, that wasn't humiliating, not at all.

The lack of available credit and loans is having a severe impact on small businesses in particular, but also their suppliers and the bigger companies too.

My role model is Sly Stallone.

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.