I began to speak well at a very advanced age - 15,16, 17 years old. It was psychological: the trauma of war, my family and growing up on my own. I was more or less a street kid.

I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.

I love seeing my family.

You don't have a family doctor anymore like you did when you were a kid, who treated you throughout your life.

My father really was not the dominant person who raised the family, it was my mother who raised the family.

I love film. After a yummy meal for the whole family and some truly great friends, we often go out to see something beautiful and unique.

As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us.

The American people know what's necessary to get this economy moving again. It's fiscal discipline in Washington, D.C. and across-the-board tax relief for working families, small businesses and family farms.

The Royal Family are not like you and me. They live in houses so big that you can walk round all day and never need to meet your spouse. The Queen and Prince Philip have never shared a bedroom in their lives. They don't even have breakfast together.

With the counseling of my family doctor, my mother ended up turning to Weight Watchers and their children's program. I went to weekly meetings, got counseling and would exercise with my peers who were my size. It was the first time I saw a proper children's portion size, and it wasn't two burgers, it was one.