Mariella Frostrup Quotes

British - Journalist | November 12, 1962 -

Of course, I'd like to earn Jonathan Ross's money, but I don't have sleepless nights wondering when someone's going to knock on my door with sacks of cash.

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I used to go out with someone who was a really great diver, and we used to go to all the great dive spots all over the globe - although I would spend most of my time crying because I was often too scared to go into the water. But once I was in the water, I loved it.

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I met Jason on a charity walk in 2001, and we got married on a friend's boat in Panama two years later. It was the perfect wedding for two people who'd already been married and who weren't teenagers.

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Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.

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Saturday and Sunday mornings are the only time the children are allowed to turn on the television.

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I hate the thought of my children being glued to a screen. Children only play on computers all day because their parents let them.

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I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn't escape the city. I like to wake and hear birds tweeting, not the low drone of traffic.

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I have had demanding jobs since I was 18 years old. I have had two sick days in all my working life.

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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I've never once resented the fact that I couldn't go out because of my kids.

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I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles.

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I love my children, but I don't really want to talk about them. I'm not that much of a freakish middle-aged mother, I'm just very lucky, and there isn't much more to say. I'd like not to be constantly expected to be a spokesman for things that are part of the natural rhythm of a woman's life.

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If I ever write a book, it will be called 'Bottle Blonde.'

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