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> [I fail to understand how you can justify a poll tax on the entire population, yet exclude a significant proportion of that population from programmes that this tax is paying for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/i-fail-to-understand-how-you-can-justify-a-poll-tax-on-the-entire/)

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## More by Jonathan Dimbleby

> [I was born with a silver microphone in my mouth, and that was an advantage. My father wrote books and was also a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/i-was-born-with-a-silver-microphone-in-my-mouth-and-that-was-an/)

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> [Over the last two years, I have been able to comb through The Prince's archives. I have been free to read his journals, diaries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/over-the-last-two-years-i-have-been-able-to-comb-through-the-prince-s/)

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> [I hate flying. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/i-hate-flying-my-stomach-churns-at-the-mere-thought-of-it/)

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> [Travelling to make television programmes means I have some unusual food memories. In Pasto, Colombia, I was taken to a restaurant where I chose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/travelling-to-make-television-programmes-means-i-have-some-unusual/)

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> [Rolling my trousers down to expose the upper part of my buttocks and having a knife pressed up and down my spine by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/rolling-my-trousers-down-to-expose-the-upper-part-of-my-buttocks-and/)

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> [The challenge is the culture. You have to have a vision for the BBC-it can't merely be that it's big and has a place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/the-challenge-is-the-culture-you-have-to-have-a-vision-for-the-bbc-it/)

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> [My only real claim to fame is that I was southern England show-jumping champion in 1966. The day after my father died, 'Horse &…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/my-only-real-claim-to-fame-is-that-i-was-southern-england-show/)

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> [My two great treats in life are baked beans and vanilla ice-cream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/my-two-great-treats-in-life-are-baked-beans-and-vanilla-ice-cream/)

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> [I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/i-ought-to-rejoice-in-the-fact-that-our-principal-rival-has-died-but/)

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> [It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/it-is-easy-enough-to-hold-an-opinion-but-rather-more-testing-to-act/)

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> [I fail to understand how you can justify a poll tax on the entire population, yet exclude a significant proportion of that population from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/i-fail-to-understand-how-you-can-justify-a-poll-tax-on-the-entire/)

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> [The BBC produces wonderful programmes; it also produces a load of old rubbish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/the-bbc-produces-wonderful-programmes-it-also-produces-a-load-of-old/)

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> [I have a great deal of joy in my life, and I'm very fortunate. That combination makes you aware of just how wonderful life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/i-have-a-great-deal-of-joy-in-my-life-and-i-m-very-fortunate-that/)

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> [At home in Devon, my wife Jessica does a huge proportion of the cooking - I do the basics. My timing is extremely good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/at-home-in-devon-my-wife-jessica-does-a-huge-proportion-of-the/)

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> [You have to be damn certain you're putting something better in its place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/you-have-to-be-damn-certain-you-re-putting-something-better-in-its/)

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