Geri Halliwell Quotes

I won't mention the word tired. This is the 20th century and I can go around a little faster.

I don't know a lot about politics but I have great trust in him as leader.

First my mother was Spanish. Then she became a Jehovahs Witness.

Perfectionism kills art. I find that if I criticise myself, it spoils the fun. You can get paralysed by analysis - it takes all the playfulness away.

Becoming a solo singer is like going from an eau de toilette to a perfume. It's much more intense.

I've learnt that if I tell myself I'm not allowed something, I binge on it later. So if I want chocolate, I have chocolate. If I want biscuits, I have biscuits. I love cake. I just love cake.

Everyone has a mad half-hour once a month.

I like doing accents. One of my friends works in hotel reservations and I'll ring her up and complain about the suite. Sometimes I get her.

I'm never getting too lonely because it's the kind of disease where you might sit in front of the TV with three bags of biscuits, rather than communicate with the world.

Some people are naturally thin and some people are naturally heavier. It doesn't mean that bigger is healthier, or much thinner is healthier, it's on an individual basis.

We are obsessed with image. I don't think we should take it that seriously.

We're all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we're growing up.

I obviously want to give a healthy body image to my own daughter. I think having good examples, eating properly, that's all one can do - and just be really loving around her. I've tried to give her confidence in who she is. I think she's all right in the confidence department.

It's important to learn to laugh at ourselves. Don't take life too seriously.

I was so afraid of upsetting people, and not being liked for saying something that was not to everyone's taste.

I love Australian people.

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself.

For me feminism is bra-burning lesbianism. It's very unglamorous.

Id never choose to turn the clock back.

A lot of people have said that I've got a voice that speaks to children. I think I've got a natural naivety to me. I'm childish.

I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.

I think I've really learned how important it is to empower women.

I have never sung a whole song on my own before and I am not the best dancer in the world, but I would rather try and fall than not not try at all.

Lyrically I'm very ironic and silly, but I hope I'll touch your heart

We hope for the future, then we reach for the past.

There will always be a few people who just want to knock you down or are jealous or just want to be horrible for the sake of it. I don't know what drives someone to be nasty.

I just feel that the only power I have is setting a good example.

Obviously Victoria and Mel B have become mothers and there is a part of me that wants to be a mum.

I have been wearing black, which was a reaction to the Ginger thing. But now I have hopes and I can be anything. Tomorrow I might be naked with a feather boa, who knows?

I have days of self-doubt, but I think the kindest thing I can do to myself is accept where my body is at.

I've got an image of me at the bottom of my garden sitting under my silver birch tree reading, while everyone else had gone somewhere exotic.

My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about being a parent is when you think you've cracked it, and you're on top of your game, they change again and you have to catch up and adjust. I feel such a responsibility to instill good values in her, to be polite, to have discipline.

I am absolutely blessed and I'm very grateful for where I am today.

I've been all sorts of different shapes and sizes at different times in my life.

I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I'm so much more balanced than I was.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm damn well gonna do it!

I have the most ridiculous TV crush on Michael McIntyre. I fell in love watching him on 'Britain's Got Talent'.

It's about labeling. For me feminism is bra-burning lesbianism. It's very unglamorous. I'd like to see it rebranded. We need to see a celebration of our femininity and softness.

I have got one of those faces that change every day: you can dress me up, make me look vampy and then make me look 12 years old. But don't all women do this thing? We all take on these roles.

Being a celebrity, you can remain a child for ever, almost. You get away with more; you can get too pampered and it's not healthy.

I love being on the beach - it's my favourite place. I can chill out, read, listen to music, play with my daughter.

My favorite word is existentialism. I can't say it and I'm not quite sure what it means.

For me reading was always the great escape without getting your fingers burnt.

The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.

Yes, Sept 11th was unfortunate

I want to communicate through my music. If you want to know Geri Halliwell listen to my album: it tells you more about me than a documentary ever could.

I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.