80 Quotes by Sally Phillips

My mum's from Yorkshire and my parents aren't snotty or posh - they're very hard workers, both of them.

Once you have a Down's syndrome child, you can't conform. In a way, you're free.

The children break all my jewelry, so everything I wear is cheap - from Topshop or Dorothy Perkins.

My blood runs cold when I hear the 'great news' that we have found a marker for the Down's syndrome gene, which means we can identify it more easily. Why is that good news? It's only good news if you're going to terminate.

I never ever Google myself. That way madness lies.

I don't 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.

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.

My mother always worked and thought staying at home was a bit twee, and that you should get your act together and do something useful. Now I think that's the most useful thing you can do: bring up some non-criminals.

I start the day with the intention of doing 4,000 sit-ups but then have to work.