My first understanding of HIV and AIDS was like everybody else from my generation. In the mid-'80s, we heard about this, and it was terrifying, because we knew nothing about how to respond to it appropriately, and we didn't really understand about how the virus is passed. There was a lot of misconception about that.

You can live with almost any condition if you're living within a community of people who can share a common understanding.

I'm appalled that the word 'feminism' has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be revalued and reintroduced with power and understanding that this is a global picture. It isn't about us and them.

I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike.

Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.

Each individual is as individual as their fingerprints, and I think that's extraordinary.

My first understanding of HIV and AIDS was like everybody else from my generation. In the mid-'80s, we heard about this, and it was terrifying, because we knew nothing about how to respond to it appropriately, and we didn't really understand about how the virus is passed. There was a lot of misconception about that.