Rachel Riley Quotes
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Even though you picture Russians as stoic, their language is really poetic.
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My parents encourage me to save, but I do buy the odd thing that I wouldn't tell them about.
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I love that once you know the basic rules of maths, you can do whatever you want with it.
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When I was little, I carried a book of times tables around everywhere and always tried to get the best score. I like the fact that you don't need any tools, only your head. I also enjoy rules and, with maths, you are either right or wrong.
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I have never been graceful, never been elegant.
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I'm really lucky to be in the TV industry and to have a regular yearly contract. That gives me security.
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CBT really helped me, and I would recommend it to anyone.
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The brain is muscle. If you don't exercise it, it will get slow.
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Without 'Countdown,' I'd probably still be a data analyst in London.
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I didn't realise until I did CBT that I was a perfectionist. Whenever you do anything, there are always going to be things that go wrong, it's never going to be 100 per cent perfect. Because of how I was, I'd focus on those bits and always see the negative in anything.
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Maths is like learning a language: you need to learn the basics to get going, but a lot of adults go into blind panic about numbers and switch off.
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Some of the words that pop up on the show have had terrible connotations. But that's the beauty of 'Countdown.'
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I've always been clumsy, the one who knocks glasses over.
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I like a challenge. I like doing things that scare me.