Jonathan Dimbleby Quotes

Until I was 21, I wasn't going into the media. I was a professional show jumper; I was going to have a farm... Then my father died, and it changed my life. I realised I had to have a go at being a journalist to see if I could cut the mustard.

Jonathan Dimbleby

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeFatherMy LifeMediaFarmGo

I do want to be involved in quality projects that say something positive about the Latino community.

Jimmy Smits

PositiveCommunityQualitySayWant

Our policies should be to help develop civil society and increase contacts with people.

Joe Garcia

PeopleSocietyHelpDevelopCivil

To believe in 'the greater good' is to operate, necessarily, in a certain ethical suspension.

Joan Didion

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Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.

Ann Oakley

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Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he's not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That's why he inspires people and inspires me.

Stephen Collins

BeautyDo The Right ThingPeopleMe

You know, with bands like Kiss back out on the road and Aerosmith coming out, we are going to be a band like that, in the sense that it's a big rock band.

Steve Brown

KissRoadYouBackKnowRock

I look at every girl, and I think, 'You're going to change my life.' I'm very down to earth at heart.

Tristan MacManus

LifeChangeGirlHeartThinkLook

I worry about myself in the ring; I worry about what I can do and how I can dictate a fight.

Robbie Lawler

MyselfFightWorryI CanRingHow

My uncle is a mechanic, and I wish I had paid more attention, but I never did.

Lucas Till

MechanicWishAttentionUncleNever

If the bus driver is black, I thank him... when I get off at my spot, whereas I would never think of doing this if the driver were white.

David Shields

BlackThinkDoingWhiteNeverBus

It's impossible to redefine yourself and your life overnight.

Christina Aguilera

LifeYourselfImpossibleOvernight

The real women who decide to enlist to work their way up in the ranks to become a Major in the United States Army are some freakin' tough broads.

Cobie Smulders

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