I wasn't hugely popular at school. In fact, I was bullied at school. Sally Phillips More Quotes by Sally Phillips More Quotes From Sally Phillips The siblings of special needs children are quite special. Absolutely accepting and totally loving, from birth, someone who is different mentally, and has a different way of seeing the world, is a wonderful trait. It's a trait I wish there was another way of getting, but there isn't. And it does involve a degree of not having it fantastically easy. Sally Phillips sibling special children People have really strong images of what church is, and it's almost certainly not the same as mine. Sally Phillips church strong people I start the day with the intention of doing 4,000 sit-ups but then have to work. Sally Phillips start-the-day intention Its quite confusing being one of the less wealthy people at a posh place. Sally Phillips posh confusing people What having a Down's syndrome child isn't - and I feel very strongly about this - is a tragedy. All those pregnancy books you read when you are expecting refer to Down's syndrome as if it were the worst possible outcome, and it's not. Sally Phillips pregnancy book children Once you have a Down's syndrome child, you can't conform. In a way, you're free. Sally Phillips syndromes children way I'm feeling incredibly Botox-tempted as my face collapses around my shoulders. Sally Phillips botox faces feelings I think everyone is forgetting what plastic surgery is for - if you have a face-eating tumour, lose a breast or are involved in a car accident, then it's a good idea. Sally Phillips car ideas thinking Getting a new passport took me a stupid amount of time. I had to go back five times with different photographs because they kept saying I was smiling, which is against the rules. I was not smiling. Sally Phillips different photograph stupid I'm a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated. Sally Phillips independence community thinking When I got pregnant with my first child I gained nearly 5st. I did a bit of pretending: "I'm just really small, so I just put on a lot of weight when I'm pregnant." That is true, but I also ate a lot of cake. Sally Phillips cake weight children I can make a virtue of slapdash. Slapdash can give you courage. Sally Phillips virtue i-can giving I don't leave London, really, and I don't do theatre, because I want to put the kids to bed. Sally Phillips theatre bed kids I'm very devoted to my kids - I'm completely blind to their faults. Sally Phillips faults blind kids A Local Government Stationery Store is something to behold. It's like walking through the back of a cupboard into a really dull Narnia. Sally Phillips narnia government dull I dont have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar. Sally Phillips discipline self trying My first film crush was Mark Lester as Oliver Twist in the Carol Reed film. Sally Phillips twists crush firsts I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days. Sally Phillips keystones has-beens studios I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours. Sally Phillips tights spiders winter The children break all my jewelry, so everything I wear is cheap - from Topshop or Dorothy Perkins. Sally Phillips topshop jewelry children
