188 quotes found
“I was always told by my family that I was the thick one. That I was stupid and my brother was the clever one. And I was always so conscious of that. I used to go to the headmistress crying saying I...”
“From early childhood many had felt they were expected to be perfect, but didn't feel they had the right to express their true feelings to those around them - feelings of guilt of self revulsion and...”
“Each person is born with very individual qualities and potential. We as a society owe it to women to create a truly supportive environment in which they too can grow and move forward.”
“These children need to feel the same things as other children. To play, to laugh and cry, to make friends, to enjoy the ordinary experiences of childhood. To feel loved and nurtured and included by...”
“Care in the community is a partnership. A partnership between skilled and caring professionals and a concerned and caring community. Working together, to find new ways of helping these people who'v...”
“When I started my public life, twelve years ago, I understood the media might be interested in what I did. I realized then their attention would inevitably focus on both our private and public live...”
“Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”
“She won't go quietly, that's the problem. I'll fight to the end, because I believe that I have a role to fulfill, and I've got two children to bring up.”
“I always knew I'd never be the next queen. I'd like to be a queen of people's hearts, in people's hearts, but I don't see myself being queen of this country. I don't think many people will want me ...”
“I do things differently, because I don't go by a rule book, because I lead from the heart, not the head, and albeit that's got me into trouble in my work, I understand that.”
“The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.”
“I think the British people need someone in public life to give affection, to make them feel important, to support them, to give them light in their dark tunnels. I see it as a possibly unique role,...”
“It takes professionalism to convince a doubting public that it should accept back into its midst many of those diagnosed as psychotics, neurotics and other sufferers who Victorian communities decid...”
“Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.”
“Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”
“I don't want to talk about things I haven't seen, so if they want me to talk about those things, I've got to go there and see for myself.”
“HIV doesn't make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug. Heaven knows they need it.”
“The worst illness of our time is that so many people have to suffer from never being loved.”
“Two things stand like stone: kindness in anothers trouble, courage in your own. (This is a quote from poet Adam Lindsay Gordon)”
“Family is the most important thing in the world.”
