Kate Adie

I have no time for the endless nostalgia: 'Oh gosh I used to . . . ' Life is too short; I don't have any time for sitting and saying I miss things. What's the point? Go and do something else.

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse.

Marriage can be work, it can be difficult, it can be hard, but I think working through those times makes you stronger as a couple and as a unit.

I generally don't follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I'm covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.