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> [We are an island nation and yet, in the 43 years I have lived in England, I believe I've only heard two Public Service Announcements regarding drowning and the dangers of water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/we-are-an-island-nation-and-yet-in-the-43-years-i-have-lived-in/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

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## More by Ulrika Jonsson

> [Misogyny is still very much alive and kicking in the world of football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/misogyny-is-still-very-much-alive-and-kicking-in-the-world-of-football/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [My early childhood was notable by an absence of proper meals and highly processed food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/my-early-childhood-was-notable-by-an-absence-of-proper-meals-and/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [I worked for Andy Coulson and he was very clear... that obviously if a story was to come up about me, he had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/i-worked-for-andy-coulson-and-he-was-very-clear-that-obviously-if-a/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [There's no denying that being single means the world can assume there's something wrong with you - sees you as incompetent, a loser and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/there-s-no-denying-that-being-single-means-the-world-can-assume-there/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [People who write off women over 40 are wrong to do so. This is when many women's lives truly start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/people-who-write-off-women-over-40-are-wrong-to-do-so-this-is-when/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [But a lot more women in their 50s are taking greater freedoms and having more independence. I rail against this whole thing that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/but-a-lot-more-women-in-their-50s-are-taking-greater-freedoms-and/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [I have always been a practical gal. Algebra and I never got on but I could replace the oil in a Fiat Mirafiori from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/i-have-always-been-a-practical-gal-algebra-and-i-never-got-on-but-i/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [Life gets busy and we choose the path of least resistance when it comes to bringing up our children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/life-gets-busy-and-we-choose-the-path-of-least-resistance-when-it/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [Because while society will never want me to be content with my body, I want to try to embrace it. It carries the hallmarks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/because-while-society-will-never-want-me-to-be-content-with-my-body-i/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [I have been known to catastrophise some things when life's not going as I'd hoped or planned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/i-have-been-known-to-catastrophise-some-things-when-life-s-not-going/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [I'm no diva, so the idea of 'rough-ing it' in Scotland's Inner Hebrides posed no panic in my heart. I'm a Swede. We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/i-m-no-diva-so-the-idea-of-rough-ing-it-in-scotland-s-inner-hebrides/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [I refuse to surrender my Swedish passport despite having lived in this country for 43 of my 54 years because it gives me a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/i-refuse-to-surrender-my-swedish-passport-despite-having-lived-in/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [I have always believed that giving children choice is a terrible idea. The more choice you give, the more they will run rings around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/i-have-always-believed-that-giving-children-choice-is-a-terrible-idea/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [A tag I am happy to bear is that of feminist. I was born in one of the most egalitarian countries in the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/a-tag-i-am-happy-to-bear-is-that-of-feminist-i-was-born-in-one-of-the/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

> [My experience of the press has always been one of fear. They make me nervous and scared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrika-jonsson/my-experience-of-the-press-has-always-been-one-of-fear-they-make-me/)

[Ulrika Jonsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrika-jonsson/)

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