Katie Price is no exception. She, too, is - in a distinctive way - a philosopher. Partially, Katie Price's philosophy is one of extraordinary confidence. She is remarkable not for her looks or antics but because of her tremendous self-assurance and her unwillingness to be intimidated by criticism or failure.

It's clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to sound as complicated as they do.

I think of myself as quite a shy person. But when I'm curious about something, I'll go quite far to satisfy my curiosity.

Learning to give up on perfection may be just about the most romantic move any of us could make.

That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story.

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Eventually, with success, I started to feel more and more isolated - like I didn't have a community of artists.

Whenever success does come, I enjoy it for a moment but then put it to the side and focus on the main objective.