Today I'm channelling... Winston Churchill

"If you're going through hell, keep going."
Winston Churchill, born 30 November 1874

Today I'm channelling... Kathryn Bigelow

"The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's a long, long journey."
Kathryn Bigelow, film director, 63 today

Today I'm channelling... Charlie Brown

"In the book of life, the answers are not in the back."
Charlie Brown, created by Charles Schulz, born today 1922

Today I'm channelling... Roald Dahl

"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
Roald Dahl, died 23 November 1990

Today I'm channelling... George Eliot

"It's never too late to be what you might have been."
George Eliot

Today I'm channelling... Maya Angelou

"A wise woman wishes to be no-one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim."
Maya Angelou

Today I'm channelling... Einstein

"The mind that opens to a new idea, never returns to its original size."
Albert Einstein

Today I'm channelling... Tina Fey

"Know what? Bitches get stuff done."
Tina Fey

Today I'm channelling... Margaret Atwood

"I believe everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise."
Margaret Atwood, 74 today

Today I'm channelling... RuPaul

"The biggest obstacles I ever faced, were the ones put there by me."
RuPaul, 54 today

Today I'm channelling... Pippi Longstocking

"Don't let them get you down. Be cheeky. And wild. And wonderful."
Astrid Lindgren, 1907-2002

Today I'm channelling... Robert Louis Stevenson

"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well."
Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894

Today I'm channelling... Anne Hathaway

"Obsessing about weight is a big old waste of time."
Anne Hathaway, 32 today

Today I'm channelling... Kurt Vonnegut

"We have to be continually jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down."
Kurt Vonnegut, born today 1922

Today I'm channelling... Neil Gaiman

"Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."
Neil Gaiman, 54 today

Today I'm channelling... Lorde

"I'm little but I'm coming for the crown."
Lorde, 18 today

Today I'm channelling... Robert Frost

"The best way out is always through."
Robert Frost

Today I'm channelling... Tilda Swinton

"I would rather be handsome for an hour than pretty for a week."
Tilda Swinton, born today 1960

Today I'm channelling... Joan Didion

"I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be."
Joan Didion

Today I'm channelling... Anna Wintour

"It's all about timing. If it's too soon no-one understands. If it's too late everyone's forgotten." Anna Wintour, 65 today