"I'm a version of the same person."

“Yes, I hate it when people call me a 'national treasure'. It takes away your bite and makes you feel like a harmless old golden Labrador.”

Source : "Sue Townsend: 'I hate it when people call me a national treasure'". Interview with Kate Kellaway, www.theguardian.com. July 31, 2010.

“When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is the time when an athlete feels all alone in the big world. Opponents assume tremendous stature. Any runner who denies having fears, nerves or some kind of disposition is a bad athlete, or a liar.”

“I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.”

Source : FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Mar 29, 2015

“I'm not much of a baby freak - I like them when they're older.”

“Whatever the scenario, the dynamism of developing nations, their demographics and competitive power are great sources for superiority.”

“It is not in our choice to spread the gospel or not. It is our death if we do not.”

“Try to go organic with not too many chemicals and stuff in it. That's what my mom always told me. She was like, "If you wanna wear makeup or do anything, try to keep it organic."”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com

“My dad's so likeable, you wouldn't feel in competition with him. If any boyfriends have ever felt that, they're long gone.”