I went to squat with a bunch of friends – creative, intelligent, political people. We got involved in a community project funded by the Arts Council and we made this video. I sang a poem and somebody, I think it was Richard Coles, who was later my partner in the Communards, said I had a very strange sound and I should use it. Jimmy Somerville Read Quote
To be a pleasant person, you would at least need to see the point of being a pleasant person, or have it explained to you at some sort of ‘finishing school’ where you could actually learn the laws of propriety and the skills of appearing well-adapted, easygoing and attractively trouble free. But where do you learn these things? I don’t know. Michael Leunig Read Quote
You pick your destiny or maybe destiny picks you. But it picked me to box, definitely. Andy Ruiz Jr. Read Quote
I’ll never forget my time at Banfield. It is a club that gave me everything and gave me the opportunity to become a man and a player. Javier Zanetti Read Quote
Fame infantilises and grants relative impunity. Those that seek it, out of an exaggerated need for admiration or attention, are often the least well equipped to deal with criticism. Jemima Khan Read Quote
In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In America, that’s not the case. They’re both. John Cleese Read Quote
