“The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. The fear t...” — Gary Lineker Quote

“The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. The fear they instil in our promising but sensitive Johnny is utterly depressing. We need a parental cultural revolution.”

“I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.”

“I think I'm expected to behave in a certain manner.”

“The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact.”

“Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. There's huge, visionary poetry in it.”

“The problem of poor vision has gone unnoticed for too long - it's astounding that 700 years after glasses were first invented, there are still 2.5 billion people across the world without access to something as simple as eye screening or a pair of glasses.”