If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.
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The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.
I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes.
I am many things, but one of the things I am is a lesbian.
I didn't just grow up with horses; I wanted to be one.
I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy or knitting.
A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear.
Fitting in is boring. But it takes you nearly your whole life to work that out.
I really love good food occasionally, but I need time to enjoy it, and I need to be hungry.
Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross between a benevolent dictator and benign negligence - you should just let kids crack on with it.
If you look back at British history, women being allowed to play sport in schools meant they had to change their clothing. They couldn't be running around in their long skirts and corsets, because you can't.
You come across words all the time that are everyday sexism. I was described as 'competently bossy' and 'bossily competent' by a male journalist, and I thought, 'Gosh, 'bossy' is never used of a man.'
I've had so many things, good and bad, said about me. I'm way beyond worrying about what people say.
I think 'ambitious' is one of those adjectives used for women in a derogatory way.
I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. It's mostly homophobic, but what can you do? I just either ignore it or laugh.
I play golf - even though I'm awful at it.
I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly.
I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved.
Swimmers provide much healthier role models for teenagers than the catwalk.
Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics.
You hear the word 'cancer,' and you think it is a death sentence. In fact, the shock is the biggest thing about a diagnosis of cancer.
The British have a unique relationship with horses. They are etched into our landscape in chalk, they have been written about, painted, sung about, celebrated and gambled upon for centuries.
People like to think of you as a certain person, or a certain type of person, and they do love to give you a label. We like luggage labels, and we like people labels.
Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.
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