Top 46 Quotes by Clare Balding

I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved.

I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes.

Having thyroid cancer in 2009 really didn't change my life at all. I wish I could say that I had this epiphany. But I knew I was lucky before that, so it's not like I suddenly realised how lucky I am.

On the beach, I take my clothes off under a towel.

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.

I know sport can change the world, and that matters to me.

I think 'ambitious' is one of those adjectives used for women in a derogatory way.

I hate the fact that public schools like the one I went to have fantastic sports facilities, and state schools don't. That's not fair. That's outrageous.

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.

I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage.