Quotes by Cherie Blair

“I am not Superwoman. The reality of my daily life is that Im juggling a lot of balls in the air... and sometimes some of the balls get dropped.”

“I had no idea he had been in jail in more than one country, including in this country.”

“Song?, ... The Beatles? Wheres my wife? Anyone who thinks this is scripted this morning, this is certainly not scripted.”

“They want a Beatles song, people want us to sing, they want me to sing?”

“What do they want me to sing?”

“You can sing anything you like -- When Im 64.”

“Darling, that is a long way in the future.”

“Nothing I say here could possibly be construed as making light of those horrible acts of violence, or of the responsibility imposed on the UK and other governments to keep the public safe, or of the difficult and dangerous task performed by the police and intelligence services.”

“Darling that is a long way in the future. It is too far ahead for me to even think about.”

“No, I dont want to be like Hillary Clinton.”

The thing I want to see before I die is women achieving full equality in the world. Im very passionate about injustice against women and theres too much of it in the world. In so many parts of the world, women are not regarded as worthy or equal to men. In parts of the world, women are bought and sold.

I think the problem is, exceptional women will always succeed. But there are plenty of less-exceptional men who succeed. Until we get the less-exceptional women succeeding equally, we do not have full equality.

People say that human rights is a Western construct foisted on others. But thats not true. Equality, dignity, respect and justice are as much an integral part of the Islamic tradition.

Yes, people need food and education. But one of the cornerstones of any society is a well-functioning legal system.

Im an incurable optimist, and Im a great believer in never looking back. Life is too short, and new challenges are exciting.

I am not Superwoman. The reality of my daily life is that Im juggling a lot of balls in the air trying to be a good wife and mother, trying to be the prime-ministerial consort at home and abroad, barrister and charity worker, and sometimes one of the balls gets dropped.

I really am not going to get involved in a discussion about the legal position of the Iraq war. I am not the person to do that because I am not sufficiently impartial as a lawyer about this, because its a matter that is of interest to the person that I am closest to in the world.

If I want to make political decisions, I should stand for election. If I want to do something in the legal field, thats different; that is my - they are my qualifications, but you know, the politicians are the ones who stand up there and are answerable to the people.