I was aware, in those early days of motherhood, that my behaviour was strange to

the people who knew me well. It was as though I had been brainwashed, taken over by a cult religion. And yet this cult, motherhood, was not a place where I could actually live. Like any cult, it demanded a complete surrender of identity to belong to it. Rachel Cusk

I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up. Jenny Eclair

I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. And you don't know what I'm going to come at you with. Jack Black

Well, let me tell you, any conservative that's unhappy with George Bush warms my heart, in any way that they can wake up and smell the coffee would be really great. Ann Richards

There are plenty of models who have children. Arizona Muse

There are so many people around the world in need of high-quality education and really starving for education. Daphne Koller

Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. Rainer Maria Rilke

The best diet is the one that can be sustained over the long term, combined with other healthful lifestyle behaviors. Francis Collins

For me, the biggest thing is someone who's kind. I'm not into the bad-boy thing. Carrie-Anne Moss