In some articles written about me, writers have said I'm a link between the old and the new, and I think, in a certain sense, that's legitimate.
A baby is a loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Babies did not attract me, and I was altogether without the maternal sense so highly developed in small and adolescent girls.
Our sole purpose on this earth is to add value to others. It doesn’t make sense to just exist in people's lives or to be a drain on them, does it?
In one sense I feel that my book is a one-woman argument against determinism.
I actually got an initial sense of how big 'Outlander' was going to be on Twitter. We're all on there to help promote the show and also interact with the fans.
Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.
Sometimes the boxes we’re put in fit. Other times, we find ourselves shoved into places too confining for our growing sense of self.
The problem is, there are definitely some genuinely lame things on television, and there's more at the bottom of the barrel, because the barrel in a sense has gotten bigger.
It's crazy how you can get yourself in a mess sometimes and not even be able to think about it with any sense and yet not be able to think about anything else.
I'm always jealous of Johnny Depp's sense of style, but if I tried to get away with a floppy hat and waistcoat, I'd look like a homeless person.
When the brain gets lost, it doesn't stop working. It tries to makes sense of things. It begins to speculate and guess, and that's when things open up. That's exciting.
I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and every syllable of it is meant. It's a very special thing.
And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books.
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
But the newest research is showing that many properties of the brain are genetically organized, and don't depend on information coming in from the senses.
One of the hallmarks that a British actor brings to his public persona is an adept sense of self-deprecation - see Daniel Craig and Damian Lewis.
When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you.
I think there's a certain sense of grounding that comes from not being a rich kid from a media-elite school.
I'm drawn to the 1950s for lots of reasons - everything from the fashion to the increasing sense of freedom and modernity that builds throughout the decade.
The best historical stories capture the modern imagination because they are, in many senses, still current - part of a continuum.
