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> [My dad was my hero. He was part of the D-Day landings and came back to Reading in 1945 - I was born in 1946 - so the house was full of soldiers who'd been to war and that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/my-dad-was-my-hero-he-was-part-of-the-d-day-landings-and-came-back-to/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

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## More by Chris Tarrant

> [I think the relentless tide of celebrity stuff on the telly is getting pretty tedious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/i-think-the-relentless-tide-of-celebrity-stuff-on-the-telly-is/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [I love being British but our railways are shocking. We are so inured to how appalling our railways are. And the idea in almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/i-love-being-british-but-our-railways-are-shocking-we-are-so-inured/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [My own marriages have not been a great success. I've been divorced twice and when I first got divorced it hit my parents very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/my-own-marriages-have-not-been-a-great-success-i-ve-been-divorced/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [Britain's Got Talent' isn't all that far from 'The Gong Show' 35 years ago, is it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/britain-s-got-talent-isn-t-all-that-far-from-the-gong-show-35-years/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [Some of the parts of Burma, we met people who'd never, ever gone out of their village. And they were brutally poor; incredibly poor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/some-of-the-parts-of-burma-we-met-people-who-d-never-ever-gone-out-of/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [When I was kid I always wanted to be either the captain of the England cricket team or I wanted to be a river…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/when-i-was-kid-i-always-wanted-to-be-either-the-captain-of-the/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [Sometimes I'll go fishing with a group of friends but I am just as happy sitting out there on my own. The strange mixture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/sometimes-i-ll-go-fishing-with-a-group-of-friends-but-i-am-just-as/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [There's a point at which we have to control our borders. The bottom line is the world is full up and the population on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/there-s-a-point-at-which-we-have-to-control-our-borders-the-bottom/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [If you go to Japan, even at the pokiest little station, every single train is arrives and leaves on time - not to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/if-you-go-to-japan-even-at-the-pokiest-little-station-every-single/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [Without the railways, the Holocaust wouldn't have happened. I don't actually think the second world war would have happened without them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/without-the-railways-the-holocaust-wouldn-t-have-happened-i-don-t/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [I don't want to go back to Capital Radio. I don't want to go back to rolling in custard with Sheena Easton and Annie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/i-don-t-want-to-go-back-to-capital-radio-i-don-t-want-to-go-back-to/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [I am incredibly lucky to be alive because one in three people who have strokes don't make it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/i-am-incredibly-lucky-to-be-alive-because-one-in-three-people-who/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [Before my stroke, I thought I was infallible, because I was physically strong, and could do these endless hours with no effects, whatsoever. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/before-my-stroke-i-thought-i-was-infallible-because-i-was-physically/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [There's no point in doing an intelligent quiz with me sitting opposite Kerry Katona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/there-s-no-point-in-doing-an-intelligent-quiz-with-me-sitting/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

> [My dad was running up and down stairs at 85; my granddad lived until 96, and married a much younger woman at 86.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-tarrant/my-dad-was-running-up-and-down-stairs-at-85-my-granddad-lived-until/)

[Chris Tarrant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-tarrant/)

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