That's the way I've been educated: I always think about what I missed and the things that you did, you did them, so you don't have to think about them any more.

It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldn't have been here. I mean it was tough for me because he was really demanding. With him, it was never enough, you know, anything I did was never enough.

At the end of the day, you either want or you don't want to know about it. It's a mercy thing - you have to give back. However you do it, you have to give something back. You have to.

So many people say that obviously my game has changed since I arrived here and I say that it's good that it changed, otherwise it would show a lack of intelligence.

I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force - never be satisfied with what I've done.

So when I go home, sometimes, even when I had an amazing game, I always think about what I missed.

I have to say that when I was young, when any politician was talking I wasn't even interested. Maybe they were saying some nice stuff, but then if you put Michael Jordan on TV, I was interested!

But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.

At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine... don't get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it's not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back.

It's difficult to talk about Pele because I didn't see him.

You learn from your mistakes.

When I was 20 or 21, I didn't... I won't say care about anything, but you're like in your own world - you made something that you always wanted to do, and then you kind of think only about your family and yourself.

I may be French, but I'm playing for Arsenal.

That's the way I've been educated: I always think about what I missed and the things that you did, you did them, so you don't have to think about them any more.

Because that's just the way it is, and don't sleep on what you did before, you know, because it can... not hurt you, but you can find yourself sleeping on something that happened in the past, but you dare to progress and there is always room for progression.

Politicians are there to try to deal with stuff, but sometimes it's both fortunate and unfortunate that people like us have more... not involvement, but more power in the stuff that we say.

When I was younger I was trying to do what I wanted to do, not what the game wanted me to do.

In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen.

Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

But one thing you need to do in the game, is to adapt and adjust your game to what you have been asked to do and also to what your body is telling you to do.

But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

I always have a football handy at home, and I'll play with it. Sometimes it'll get on my wife's nerves. But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

I am a believer in passing the ball on the ground, I was lucky to be part of teams like that at Arsenal, with the French national team and with Monaco and at Barcelona. I know you can win in other ways, but I believe that is the way football should be played.

I am always honest, and I am not the sort of player to say, 'Oh, I love Arsenal' and then sign for someone else. I think if I was unhappy, I would say that, but I'm not. I do love Arsenal.

I'm obsessed by the idea of making my mark on history. And Arsenal is my paradise.

I've always loved New York; I've been visiting New York since 1996. People don't look at you like, 'What are you doing? What are you wearing?' There is also that thing that when people know that you have worked hard to get something, people have that respect for that here. You worked hard - good for you.

In New York it seems like there's no Monday or Saturday or Sunday. The town is always moving. The vibe is great.

My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done.

My dad always taught me to never be satisfied: to want more and know that what is done is done. That was his way of seeing the game. You've done it, now move on. People might say, 'Well, when can you enjoy it?' But it worked for me because, in the game, you need to be on your toes.

The only thing I won't watch is darts. And I don't watch cricket. How can you like a game that requires you to take four days off work to follow a Test? And I don't really like golf. I know a lot of English footballers play, but I know that if I go with the club to play, sooner or later I will end up trying to smash the ball with my foot.

To be a footballer was just a dream, and I don't believe in dreams. I only deal in what is real. To be honest, I've never thought about what I could get out of football or where it would take me. I just wanted to play. I'm the same now.

To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football.

I always think about what I missed,and I think that was my driving force never be satisfied with what I've done.

Rock music is predictable, unless there's great talent involved.

You can be much more influential if people are not aware of your influence.

I think we've seen a lot of examples of giving a name its own definition in the dot-com world. Amazon, Google, Yahoo - these are names we never would have dreamed major corporations would choose.

Hope is a believe in God.

People will survive, and they will find happiness. Happiness only comes when you're not looking for it.

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

I have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20.

When you're on the way up, you have to take all the jobs because bills have to be paid.

Let me tell you a little secret: There are no bad actors. There are none. You have to find the right role. I never give up on people. For God's sake, look at me.

I knew I wanted to play "Dr Cox" really bad, which is always a huge mistake because as soon as you want something really bad, maybe you rip up a little bit.

The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.

I started out as a very young girl in Hollywood doing westerns portraying a mother with a couple of kids.

I haven't talked to any young artists for a long time. But if we did sit down, I'd definitely tell them my viewpoint. If it was Lady Gaga, I'd say: 'You're talented, and you've obviously got the goods... what the hell are you doing with your image? How can anyone take you serious?'

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure.

One of the things 'Star Wars' is most deeply about is fathers, sons, and redemption. In its own way, it points to the indispensability of paternal love, and it has a lot to say about the lengths to which people - boys or girls - will go to get it.

Successful people are simply those with successful habits.