Every woman likes her own way, but no woman can endure to see another woman master even over a man who does not concern her.

A woman can see a woman so clearly - faluts, excellences, details - all are so clear to her.

I desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope.

Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched?

I was playing the best football of my career at the time, finishing top scorer in Italy three year's running. There were other good players around but I think I was the best at that time.

I guess, as a young girl growing up in Liverpool in the '80s, when unemployment was high, my ideal job would have been to have been Minister for Employment to see, can you solve these problems? Can you get people into work?

I've definitely had obstacles in my career - my whole entire career - to stay a certain weight, to get smaller than I have been, but I look at my family, I look at where I come from and that's not really in our genes.

I suffered a lot of setbacks when I started; I didn't have any work experience and no real confidence to go after the career that I knew in the back of my mind I really wanted. It affected my confidence as knock-back after knock-back left me feeling like I might never succeed.