“People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.”

“I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.”

“You can't ask every player to do the same thing. That's why we have amazing midfielders, defenders, forwards and keepers. You can't ask them to be of the same mold.”

“I realized the other day that I've lived in New York longer than I've lived anywhere else. It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange I never thought I would be.”

“I stood for parliament with the amazing support and help of my ex-husband, but it's not something that was handed to me like a peerage. I worked hard and was elected. So my achievements, such as they are, are my own.”

“Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.”

“When things happen - you ask yourself why today, why not tomorrow, why not yesterday? That's the most amazing thing about time.”

“Raising a small child as a woman while travelling 10 months out of the year would, I believe, be something I would not be able or even want to do, although with the amazing example of Leila, I am no longer so sure.”

“Science fiction is an amazing literature: plot elements that you would think would be completely worn out by now keep changing into surprising new forms.”