64 Quotes by Clare Balding

I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly.

Lots of women don't realize that they're gay until they're grown up.

Very rarely will you listen to the radio in a judgmental way, the way you'll watch telly.

Not everyone has to have children. If everyone had two or three, we'd run out of room.

I believe that horses bring out the best in us. They judge us not by how we look, what we’re wearing or how powerful or rich we are, they judge us in terms of sensitivity, consistency, and patience. They demand standards of behavior and levels of kindness that we, as humans, then strive to maintain.

I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting – whether its old cars or taxidermy or knitting.

I play golf – even though I’m awful at it.

Women’s sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics.

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.