“I should never have played with fire and I did. And I got very burned.”

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 think like any marriage, especially when you’ve had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work.

I have a woman’s instinct and it’s always a good one.

I’ve got what my mother’s got – however bloody you are feeling you can put on the most amazing show of happiness.

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.

Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.

I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them.

I am not a political figure, nor do I want to be one; but I come with my heart.

Only do what your heart tells you.

Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.

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 remember when I used to sit on hospital beds and hold peoples hands, people used to be shocked because they d never seen this before. To me it was quite normal.

I’d like people to think of me as someone who cares about them.

I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties.

The press is ferocious. It forgives nothing, it only hunts for mistakes. In my position anyone sane would have left a long time ago.

What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy?

I met you the way a fast car meets a tree. The slightest slip sent me careening into you. Half-conscious I remained at the scene, bones broken, blood spilled, fire burning.

Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

Karma means that all actions have consequences. Grace means that in a moment of atonement -taking responsibility, making amends, asking for forgiveness – all karma is burned.

Certainly one cannot ban cross burning in the sanctity of his bedroom.

I like to think of myself as the sun, but it gets really lonely all the way out here especially when everything I try to touch burns.

Now she won’t play with fire her heart got burned so often.

The burning desire in your heart is your compass.