“I don't know how my parents ever paid for my dance classes when I was ...” — Arlene Phillips Quote

“I don't know how my parents ever paid for my dance classes when I was little. We even had to line our shoes with newspaper when there were holes in them because we couldn't afford to get them soled.”

“I hate holidays because one expects them to be perfect and so often they are not. There's the build-up, the looking forward to it and wanting everything to be right, but so many things can go wrong and then it can be such a disappointment. I find the expectation is usually bigger than the result.”

“If you've written something that you believe is true, and if you can afford to defend it, then you've got to defend it.”

“I have lost everything, and I am so poor now that I really cannot afford to let anything worry me.”

“If you're going to buy a suit, don't buy one off the peg if you can afford not to. Go to a tailor, as I always do; find the style you like, and have it fitted to your shape.”