Realising Quotes

On divorcing Eric Clapton: "It was the most difficult thing I ever did in my life. I loved him deeply, but knowing that he was still seeing Conor`s mother (Lory Del Santo), I felt there was no role for me. Because he loved me, he believed I would be pleased and happy for him that he had a baby. It was as if I was his best friend; that he could tell me everything without realising how deeply painful this was for me."

Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can`t be on top all the time; it isn`t natural.

It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is.

Having kids was a huge change for me. Becoming a father. But I think more than changing, I feel like I`ve been revealed to myself, I kind of found out who I was. When you meet your child for the first time and you`re looking at this angel, you start realising what an idiot you`ve been for so many years and how much time you`ve wasted. As far as being feet-on-the-ground, once again my kids and Vanessa have given me a proper foundation. A sense of home that I never had in my life, a real sense of a place to be.

When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children.

I`m beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it.

My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.

We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dropped out before I even dropped in. Months later they were still asking what had happened to me, not realising that I was on a UK tour.

This is very good, this is governments realising that religion must be part of the answer, as well as part of the problem, as it often is.

St Michaels Mount is a favourite place of mine; people will walk across to the Mount all day and assume they will be able to walk home. The spectacle of hundreds of people realising that the path they walked over on is disappearing under several feet of water is very amusing.

Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, `One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people`.