I am fussy, about my diet and straining my voice. I know, sounds a bit over the top. But I'm not as bad as I used to be. These days I don't drink alcohol for five days before a show - very dehydrating for the vocal cords, and all that acid reflux. I used to ban it for a fortnight. Nightmare.

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

Sir Winston Churchill

Don't make the mistake of bringing your heart down here with you, there is no place for it in Furnace.

Alexander Gordon Smith

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.

Harry S. Truman

Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.

Benjamin Franklin

Two golden hours somewhere between sunrise and sunset. Both are set with 60 diamond minutes. No reward is offered. They are gone forever.

Horace Mann

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

John Dewey

An individual's self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change . . . . A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life.

Joyce Brothers

I've dealt with many crises in my life, but few will ever happen.

Mark Twain

Honest statesmanship is the wise employment of individual meanness for the public good.

Abraham Lincoln

People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.

Tracy Chapman

These violent delights have violent endsAnd in their triump die, like fire and powderWhich, as they kiss, consume

William Shakespeare

Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like a conspiracy.

Jim Henson