“As a young person with a condition that affected my joints and muscles...” — Liz Carr Quote

As a young person with a condition that affected my joints and muscles, I spent far too many painful and unproductive hours lifting my legs, 'up, two, three, four and dowwwwn.' This is where my dislike and distrust of exercise began.

My mum and dad used to live in a house on two levels, so I was immensely relieved when they finally moved to a bungalow.

Lycra and I aren't exactly the best of friends and despite the stereotype, I'm one disabled person who doesn't own a single pair of elasticated waisted jogging bottoms.

If people are going to stare anyway, why not give them something to really stare about?

Whilst many brides have dreamt about their wedding dress since childhood, I've had nightmares about having to wear children's clothes on my big day.

Who is affected more when it's cold? Poor people. Who is affected more when it's hot? Poor people. Who is affected more when it's wet? Poor people. Who is most affected when the economy is bad? Poor people. Poor people are the most fragile.

The first view of the Earth is magical. It is a very overpowering realization that the Earth is so small. It affected me. I could not get over the notion that in such a small planet, with such a small ribbon of life, so much goes on. It is as if the whole place is sacred.

Each year, about 45 million people are affected by war. Three hundred thousand people die looking down the barrel of a gun - and 200,000 of these are killed in countries ostensibly at peace.

I really wanted people to see that just because I'm successful doesn't mean I'm not going to be affected by racism.