Quotes

At 16, out of school and pregnant, my own life could have been written off. It was the help I had from some of the then Labour government's policies such as Sure Start that turned it around.

Politics changes lives. You would expect me, as a politician, to say that. But I don't say it as a politician: I say it as someone whose own life was changed.

People are still programmed to think that if your child doesn't get straight As, get A-levels and go to a Russell Group university, that somehow they are not going to achieve in life. I think that's sad.

Playing the villain, bringing her to life, is the most fun because there really are no rules.

I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow in other ways outside of just being a hockey player.

Right now, I'm standing behind the glass, and I guess that's a metaphor for how my life will be going forward.

I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time, I've also made it a point to increase or grow in some other area of my life. If I were just playing hockey, I would probably be done with the sport.

I don't have anything to hide. I don't live a celebrity life.

One of my favourite things in life is an early night between freshly washed sheets. There's a ritual. It involves relaxing spray and lavender drops, bed socks, a silk eye mask and soothing music. My phone is out of the room. My mind is on sheep.

I try to be honest and open and there's vulnerability in doing that, and insecurity in posting certain things but I think it's important to show a realistic sense of life and not just the shiny things.

In the world of celebrity, life is a bit mental. You are treated like a giant (although sometimes scary) baby. You are pampered and protected, people give in to your every whim, say yes to your every request because they're afraid you'll cry or scream or throw a tantrum and, frankly, it's embarrassing.

I always think I look like a bit of a hobo. I'm fine on the TV, but in real life I'm a bit dishevelled.

My sole goal in life is to look like a foetus, well not the sole one, but it's up there. I spend quite a lot on potions and lotions, serums and masks, toners and collagen- infused plumpers.

Giving birth to my daughter was certainly memorable, like a slap in the face. I arrived at the hospital in total denial, having not married up pregnancy with the fact I'd leave with a child. Popping her out took some effort and it changed my whole life, forcing me to be still and to confront the realities I'd been running from.

I've never had routine in my life.

The animals in my life have largely been the outdoor animal-kind, not the indoor basically-human-kind.

You get out of life what you put into it' was the saying most often heard in my house growing up, and a sentiment that both my parents shared. As a kid, it was slightly terrifying but mostly annoying; the notion that I was solely responsible for my own life.

I turned my life around. I have completely redeemed my life.

When I was released from prison 15 years ago, I was given a $25 check and a bus ticket and told to start my life over.

I was lifelong Democrat just because, well, you know, monkey-see, monkey-do. I was just doing everything that my family was doing.

I am a strong believer in the sanctity of life. It's time that someone stands up for the lives of the unborn.

It's hypocritical to say Black Lives Matter' when we know Black life begins in the womb.

I have never run for office and I don't have political experience. But I do have life experiences.

I myself spent some time in prison, so I know the type of trajectory that a criminal offense can put on someone's life.

I never expect someone to work with me forever. I want to give you the experience needed so that when it is time to pursue what you want to in life you are ready.