Jonathan Dimbleby Quotes
That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter.
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I think everyone who goes to see a 'Bond' movie expects to be impressed by the look and the locations chosen. Certainly I was when I grew up watching them, and I don't think that's changed in the last 50 years.
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Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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It will be a difficult couple of days. It's difficult now and it will be difficult tomorrow.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing.
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A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.
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Life is always a problem. The fact that I'm on the radio saying that I don't necessarily see hope does not relieve people, does not relieve my son, does not relieve children, of the responsibility to struggle.
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'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll.
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I am about safety for the people and the planet.
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As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything.
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When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her.
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We asked our friends and relations to lend us their children, and, because we lived in London, children loved to come and stay for their half-term holidays.
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For me, it's really day to day. I don't really plan ahead and I like to be excited about what I'm wearing. Being on the road all the time, it's various articles of clothing that keep me inspired and feeling good. A fun or beautiful thing to wear can change your day. I think spontaneity and not adhering to any narrow styles keep me happy.
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We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.
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I'm very, very involved in charities involving youth.
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Never were two people more opposite in sentiment than my companions.
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This is a war universe. War all the time. There may be other universes, but ours seems to be based on war and games.
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Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart.
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If you asked somebody, 'what do you wish for in life?' they wouldn't say 'happiness.' I would have answered 'excitement, knowledge,' God knows - I mean, many, many different things, but certainly not 'happiness'. It seemed like a foreign concept to wish for something that specific and that singular.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter.
