Who said

“Many young people definitely want it easy; they want fame, but they don’t want to fight for it. They want to be a sports star but they don’t see all the hours lying on the massage table being pummelled, the injuries, the traumatic ups and downs”

– Olympic gold medal-winning runner Dame Kelly Holmes, pictured. “Six months in prison is nowhere near long enough for people who choose to abuse, torture and kill animals. You could get more for fly-tipping” – Comedian Ricky Gervais. “The purpose of small talk is not to be controversial, clever or even interesting. It’s simply to fill the silent void with a small gesture of common humanity. It’s a spoken smile, a verbal handshake”

– Broadcaster Gyles Brandreth on the usefulness of idle chitchat.