"I really never thought about the way I looked until boys came into the picture."

"My parents never really lecture me."

"I think all the stuff that happens before the pictures are taken is much more exciting."

"My mum is actually really wholesome."

"It is a timeless truth that experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I had done quite a bit of research about math education when I spoke before Congress in 2000 about the importance of women in mathematics. The session of Congress was all about raising more scholarships for girls in college. I told them I felt that it's too late by college."

"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."

"The families of many athletes - incensed at the sports leagues and hoping to make games safer overall - are increasingly making the brains of players who die prematurely and suspiciously available for study. Some athletes are even making the bequest themselves."