Jonathan Dimbleby Quotes

My only real claim to fame is that I was southern England show-jumping champion in 1966. The day after my father died, 'Horse & Hound' magazine tipped me as a future Olympic champion, and I took it seriously. You can only really enjoy something if you take it seriously.

Jonathan Dimbleby

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: July 31, 1944

Topics

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After spending time in the East and meeting with ordinary Afghans there, it's hard to imagine how a future Afghan government will retain control of provinces such as Khost or Paktia once U.S. forces are gone.

Joby Warrick

FutureTimeGovernmentControlWill

There is no excuse for waste, fraud, and abuse in the Defense Department budget.

John Bolton

BudgetFraudAbuseDefenseWaste

Horrific things should be presented as horrific.

Jeremy Podeswa

ThingsShouldHorrificPresented

In the early years of Rent the Runway, our challenge was twofold: getting investors to buy into our vision for how the world was changing and getting women to understand that renting was a viable - let alone a smarter - alternative to spending hundreds of dollars on dresses they would wear just once.

Jennifer Hyman

WomenAloneVisionChallengeWorld

I started EWF because I had a vision, and music was playing in my head that I wanted to bring through. What I had in mind was exactly what Earth, Wind & Fire became.

Maurice White

MusicVisionFireMindWindEarth

If you can get your life down to one minute at a time, you don't miss anything. You have total abundance of information and material.

Tracy Morgan

LifeTimeYouInformationDownMiss

We must govern from the middle, or we will not be able to govern at all.

Tom Daschle

WillMustMiddleAbleGovern

I have had young fascinations but never love.

Rita Ora

LoveYoungNeverHad

Essentially, I never know what I'm going to do until I read the script, but a good story is a good story. I would like to do more modern stuff, but ultimately, it doesn't matter to me - good stories are timeless.

Rupert Evans

GoodMeStoryKnowMatterNever

My freshman year of high school was just awkwardness all around.

Molly Tarlov

SchoolHigh SchoolYearHighJust

I have always been communicative. I can't help it if I have been misunderstood. Sometimes, people don't like straight answers.

Mohammad Azharuddin

PeopleHelpSometimesMisunderstood

One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human.

Loren Eiseley

ReflectionEyeMeetHumanThanDoes

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