I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don't need to affect your soul. The two are not one.

Memories are like mercury. Every time you sort of try to get near them, they slip out of your hand like a bar of soap.

I really don't understand the idea of a celebrity stylist. Is it a real job? I know there's unemployment, but frankly the railways need to be fixed, too.

It's quite nice to have a place to leave things. You can be a permanent gypsy, but it's nice to go home.

I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.

Peace is necessary. For justice, it is necessary. For hope, it is necessary, for our future.

Many people in Europe and the U.S. dispute the thesis that we are living through a clash of civilisations between Islam and the west. But a radical minority of Muslims firmly believes that Islam is under siege, and is committed to winning the holy war it has declared against the West.

I'm an irredeemable urbanite. I can't imagine living more than a five-minute walk from my fellow human beings. Other people are vital to my peace of mind.