If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education which enables a better life for women.

Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders most of them young women.

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.

I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.

It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty or on sexuality.

My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world.

When I say that human beings are just gene machines one shouldn't put too much emphasis on the word 'just.' There is a very great deal of complication and indeed beauty in being a gene machine.

The giant white cube is now impeding rather than enhancing the rhythms of art. It preprograms a viewer's journey shifts the emphasis from process to product and lacks individuality and openness. It's not that art should be seen only in rutty bombed-out environments but it should seem alive.

We've just got to be careful - with all sports let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.