Cherie Blair

“When I was 14, I told all the girls in my class that I wanted to be the first woman prime minister. Someone else beat me to that!”

“I am really lucky with my skin. It comes from my mum. Fashion tip from Cherie: drink lots of water.”

“I feel very strongly about contraception even though I know people say that, as a good Catholic girl, I shouldn't. But I disagree because I think one of the keys to women's progression in the 20th century is being able to control their fertility.”

“I think it is what you do with your wealth that is important. I don't believe in accumulating money for money's sake. It's one of the reasons I want to do more about helping women.”

“Torture produces unreliable evidence and therefore doesn't achieve and protect anybody. Torture corrupts those who are doing the torturing.”

“If we're going to truly solve the problems of the world, we've got to share our information whenever we can and strategically include one another in or efforts.”

“Indeed, in a world of the BlackBerry, remote access and Wi-Fi hotspots on every street corner, it feels particularly outdated that much of our working culture is still dominated by the need to be at our desk for long hours of the day.”

“Britain is still seen as a beacon for decency, for democracy, for vigorous judges upholding the rule of law and, dare I say it, a free press. I respect the press in theory, but when you see some of the things it writes about you, it's not exactly a happy relationship.”

“Like everyone, I am formed by my background, and mine was - well, we didn't have a lot of money. I didn't live in a cardboard box, but I did live in a place where, at the end of the week, the money was gone.”

“The longest journeys start with the smallest steps.”