"I tend to get very nervous before the first races of the year. It takes you a bit of time to get into the season."

“Now the leaves are falling fast, Nurse’s flowers will not last, Nurses to their graves are gone, But the prams go rolling on.”

“The Web is fascinating and transformative, but it's an easy, flashy, get-rich-quick option to the hard graft of proper industry.”

“I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party who are members of the Communist Party. It's called the Congressional Progressive Caucus.”

“You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.”

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

Source : "Clare Balding: 'I want to make the world better, for women mainly'". Interview with Kira Cochrane, www.theguardian.com. January 11, 2013.

“That heartbreaking moment when you finish an amazing book, and you are forced to return to reality.”

“There's nothing worse than talking about yourself to find out that you're not that interesting.”

“When love congeals It soon reveals The faint aroma of performing seals, The double-crossing of a pair of heels. I wish I were in love again!”

Source : "I Wish I Were in Love Again" (song) (1937)