Clare Balding quotes

If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature. (Clare Balding)
Fitting in is boring. But it takes you nearly your whole life to work that out.
Clare Balding
Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross between a benevolent dictator and benign negligence - you should just let kids crack on with it.
Clare Balding
I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly.
Clare Balding
Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics.
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I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved.
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I am many things, but one of the things I am is a lesbian.
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I think 'ambitious' is one of those adjectives used for women in a derogatory way.
Clare Balding
I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging.
Clare Balding
Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.
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I think all kids should have something they feels is theirs. (Clare Balding)
I've never been particularly maternal.
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I didn't just grow up with horses; I wanted to be one.
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I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes.
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A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear.
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The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.
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I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage.
Clare Balding
People like to think of you as a certain person, or a certain type of person, and they do love to give you a label. We like luggage labels, and we like people labels.
Clare Balding
You hear the word 'cancer,' and you think it is a death sentence. In fact, the shock is the biggest thing about a diagnosis of cancer.
Clare Balding
Dad is a really surprising guy. Every time I think he's going to be useless, he ends up doing something amazing and saying exactly the right thing.
Clare Balding
Lots of women don't realize that they're gay until they're grown up. (Clare Balding)
I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy or knitting.
Clare Balding
I really love good food occasionally, but I need time to enjoy it, and I need to be hungry.
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It had become boring to write: 'I like Clare Balding'. To say: 'I don't like Clare Balding' is much more newsworthy.
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I play golf - even though I'm awful at it.
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