Geri Halliwell Quotes

When I'm scared, my natural state is to hide and run for cover.

I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I'm so much more balanced than I was.

In school nativity plays I was always the bloody little donkey, I was never Mary.

I don't know a lot about politics but I have great trust in him as leader.

I've always made my own clothes since I was a little girl. I was a terrible sewer, but I was always cutting and customising.

It's important to learn to laugh at ourselves, don't take life too seriously.

Yes, Sept 11th was unfortunate

The thing is, when I feel like I have to lose weight, the opposite happens. I remember stuffing loads of chocolate on the plane to the shoot, and I thought, 'Why don't you have the courage to show up in a body that's natural, not overly worked out?'

I want to communicate through my music. If you want to know Geri Halliwell listen to my album: it tells you more about me than a documentary ever could.

I won't mention the word tired. This is the 20th century and I can go around a little faster.

I love Australian people.

First my mother was Spanish. Then she became a Jehovahs Witness.

I have been wearing black, which was a reaction to the Ginger thing. But now I have hopes and I can be anything. Tomorrow I might be naked with a feather boa, who knows?

Celebrity has some amazing advantages, of course it does. You're given an extraordinary power. It's a door-opener. I might not have to queue for things.

I have the most ridiculous TV crush on Michael McIntyre. I fell in love watching him on 'Britain's Got Talent'.

For me, reading was always the great escape without getting your fingers burnt.

I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.

Words are like butter Rolling off my lips Cut like a knife And now I'm sinking battleships

I have days of self-doubt, but I think the kindest thing I can do to myself is accept where my body is at.

I've got an image of me at the bottom of my garden sitting under my silver birch tree reading, while everyone else had gone somewhere exotic.

Perfectionism kills art. I find that if I criticise myself, it spoils the fun. You can get paralysed by analysis - it takes all the playfulness away.

We're all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we're growing up.

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

Obviously Victoria and Mel B have become mothers and there is a part of me that wants to be a mum.

I think I've really learned how important it is to empower women.

My favorite word is existentialism. I can't say it and I'm not quite sure what it means.

I've had singing lessons and plan to show off.

We hope for the future, then we reach for the past.

We are obsessed with image. I don't think we should take it that seriously.

Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself.

Competition is for dogs and horses.

I'd never choose to turn the clock back.

I'm always coming up against scepticism in my life.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm damn well gonna do it!

I do get scared, but I think - like it says in another book I've read - feel the fear and do it anyway. I try to have courage, pray a little bit and work through it. I'd rather try, even if I fail.

There will always be a few people who just want to knock you down or are jealous or just want to be horrible for the sake of it. I don't know what drives someone to be nasty.

My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about being a parent is when you think you've cracked it, and you're on top of your game, they change again and you have to catch up and adjust. I feel such a responsibility to instill good values in her, to be polite, to have discipline.

I just feel that the only power I have is setting a good example.

I am absolutely blessed and I'm very grateful for where I am today.

The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.

I was so afraid of upsetting people, and not being liked for saying something that was not to everyone's taste.

I obviously want to give a healthy body image to my own daughter. I think having good examples, eating properly, that's all one can do - and just be really loving around her. I've tried to give her confidence in who she is. I think she's all right in the confidence department.

I'm done with trying to be perfect. A perfect body belongs to somebody else - and it's not me.

It is a blessing to have pretty people around me. I like people who are sparky, positive. Evil, dark people are repelled by me: 'Oooh no! Too much sunlight.'

I like doing accents. One of my friends works in hotel reservations and I'll ring her up and complain about the suite. Sometimes I get her.

I love being on the beach - it's my favourite place. I can chill out, read, listen to music, play with my daughter.

I have got one of those faces that change every day: you can dress me up, make me look vampy and then make me look 12 years old. But don't all women do this thing? We all take on these roles.

If people choose to engage on a one-dimensional level that's fine. But going beyond the surface can enrich ourselves as human beings.

For me feminism is bra-burning lesbianism. It's very unglamorous.

I know that I've overfed myself trying to prop myself up because I'm exhausted.

I'm never getting too lonely because it's the kind of disease where you might sit in front of the TV with three bags of biscuits, rather than communicate with the world.

Being mean about other people isn't on my radar.

No two people see events the same way.
Everybody's truth is different. This is my truth.

If only there was a world
with no pain...Only love.
If only there was no fear.
If only...

'Spice Girls' is about unifying the world - every age, every gender, everyone. It's woman power, it's an essence, a tribe.

I'm so supported, and I'm so privileged. So many women today are single parents; I don't feel different. I think you get out of life what you put into it ... and Bluebell was a beautiful accident. I feel blessed to have her. I'm learning every day as a mother.

Being a celebrity, you can remain a child for ever, almost. You get away with more; you can get too pampered and it's not healthy.

There's always going to be that pressure when you're in front of the camera. When you're famous it's just an extreme version of reality and there's a pressure to look a certain way.