Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by English Authors - Page 18

I think happiness really happens when you least expect it: it's when you're not really thinking about it, when you're not trying to achieve it, when you're not trying to get the perfect holiday, the perfect life, the perfect body, the perfect existence.

I think that's why a lot of people are very lonely and get ill when they're older, because I think loneliness and having no motivation, nothing to work towards... I think it kills you.

There's nothing better than cornflakes with hot milk. It's my Sunday treat.

There's a constant tension between the excitement of new people and security with one person. If you go with excitement, you create chaos; you hurt people. There's jealousy, and it gets very messy. If you have security, it can be boring, and you die inside because of all the opportunities missed.

I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.

I literally never ate fruit or vegetables before. My diet instead revolved around ice cream, chocolate, peanut butter and jelly eaten with a spoon, pick-n-mix, and lots of cereal and pasta - I was a sugar monster.

If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

So many little girls dream about their wedding day. But with actresses, sometimes it's the inverse, because we get to be the centre of attention, looked up and down, dressed up for premieres all the time. The pull isn't quite as great.

Our fans are just so amazing and supportive! We're really thankful.

Sometimes it's nice to be a bit different.

It doesn't change the way I am, but I do totally understand how you're looked at as a footballer, especially by children. I don't claim I can shape their lives, but there's no harm in having good manners and being seen to play the game properly.

Southampton is my last job. I might have said it before, but this time, I really mean it.

I think it's good to have pressure on yourself. The worst crime is to get kind of really complacent.

I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine.

No experience exists unless it's a shared one.

Dad's very hard on me and is my biggest critic, so 10 is always going to be the target. He has said that my whole life. If you are averaging 10 goals as a midfielder, you are having a good season.

There's a lot of trickery that can go on in the studio, and there's a lot that one can do - none of which I am interested in even slightly. I mean, you can actually tune vocals and stuff like that, but it's so hideous, I can't believe it.

What I've learned is that if you stay focused and believe and actually walk the walk, anything is possible.

What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought.

In a way, bullying is an ordinary evil. It's hugely prevalent, all too often ignored - and being ignored, it is therefore condoned.

The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.

I'm geek royalty now.

I suppose I should have realised that the very fact I was still playing for United at 38 years old was a sign that there was not enough pressure on us senior players from those coming into the side.

Clubs in other countries can step up, and we can kick on with women's football even more.

I'd like to interview Rita Ora - I think she's really cool.

You will never, ever catch me at the gym.

When my dad was still playing, he was away for five years on and off, so it just used to be me and my mum at home until my little brother came along when I was five.

My mother is the bravest human being I've ever come across.

I'm trying to be the most vibrant version of myself.

Whether I'm captain or not, I always like to think that I lead by example anyway. I do the same things as I always do and try to help the group out.

I hated exercise. I would bunk every PE session and lock myself in the tuck shop.

Lynne Ramsay's 'Ratcatcher' blew me away when it came out. When I started making short films, I would watch that film over and over again, marvelling at how that story visually unfolded.

People have got their opinions, and you can't please everyone.

With trans people, I just think you can't help the way you are born, though. You know, it's DNA, it's genetics. I'm just glad people can do things about their own happiness. I think this thought process that they're trying to wipe out women is a bit ridiculous - it's a minority of people.

I'm just trying to score as many runs as I can each time. The more I can make over a hundred, the better.

I'd like a proper traditional wedding - I don't like all that doing it abroad.

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

He that loves reading has everything within his reach.

As parenting goes, knowing the whereabouts of one's children is pretty fundamental.

Scores of little girls are going to run into school the following day and say, 'Did you see Fran Kirby last night?' That for me is as important as winning the game.

My dad was working abroad, in Iraq, and he was a doctor. We used to go and visit him, in Baghdad, off and on. For the first ten years of my life, we used to go backwards and forwards to Baghdad, so that was quite amazing. I spent a lot of time traveling around the Middle East.

I love getting up in the morning and having to be here and there. It drives me - it's where I get my energy.

It was weird. I joined this band because my life was all about singing. Then Girls Aloud became successful, and suddenly it wasn't just about being able to sing any more. It turned into a beauty contest.

Macbeth is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production of Macbeth. It's a short play, it's an exciting play, it's easy to understand, and it attracts great acting.

Everything doesn't have to be perfect, I've realised. You can learn as you go.

All my labours were very different, but that moment when you look in your child's eyes for the first time and that feeling of love wooshes into every part of your being was the same for all of them.

GPS devices are fantastic, but when travelling, especially in the middle of Africa, you must always bring a map as well.

Dec's punctuality leaves a lot to be desired.

I love a bit of nail art, I'm a girly girl.

I don't want to define New York Red Bull as one player, or one manager.

My skin care is really important.

When you plant something, you invest in a beautiful future amidst a stressful, chaotic and, at times, downright appalling world.

There's nothing wrong with having a bad day. Let yourself feel those emotions because every emotion is validated.

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.

When in doubt, make no sense. No sense is good. And nonsense is good.

The grass isn't always greener on the other side!

Real life is hard. I'm sorry, but shopping at Tesco is not as much fun as writing jokes for TV shows, and I struggle with it.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

Every meal is so important and colours the rest of your day - my whole day can go into a spin if I make the wrong choice at lunchtime!