Clare Balding

On the beach, I take my clothes off under a towel.

— Clare Balding

The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.

— Clare Balding

I play golf - even though I'm awful at it.

— Clare Balding

I know sport can change the world, and that matters to me.

— Clare Balding

I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy…

— Clare Balding

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

— Clare Balding

Particularly when you're young, you're terribly flattered by people who like you, so you think you love them.

— Clare Balding

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

— Clare Balding

If you look back at British history, women being allowed to play sport in schools meant they had to change their clothing.…

— Clare Balding

It had become boring to write: 'I like Clare Balding'. To say: 'I don't like Clare Balding' is much more newsworthy.

— Clare Balding

Dad is a really surprising guy. Every time I think he's going to be useless, he ends up doing something amazing and…

— Clare Balding

I have never understood the clamour for waif-like women whose flesh acts merely as a thin veil for their bones - much…

— Clare Balding

I think I can be spiritual, and I can feel that I want to live well, I want to do things that…

— Clare Balding

Weekends are a real luxury for me because I'm usually working.

— Clare Balding

I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage.

— Clare Balding

People like to think of you as a certain person, or a certain type of person, and they do love to give…

— Clare Balding

Fitting in is boring. But it takes you nearly your whole life to work that out.

— Clare Balding

I believe that horses bring out the best in us. They judge us not by how we look, what we're wearing or…

— Clare Balding

You come across words all the time that are everyday sexism. I was described as 'competently bossy' and 'bossily competent' by a…

— Clare Balding

The British have a unique relationship with horses. They are etched into our landscape in chalk, they have been written about, painted,…

— Clare Balding

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

— Clare Balding

I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes.

— Clare Balding

I am many things, but one of the things I am is a lesbian.

— Clare Balding

Like so many kids, I just wanted to fit in, and I see now that I spent most of my life trying…

— Clare Balding

I've had so many things, good and bad, said about me. I'm way beyond worrying about what people say.

— Clare Balding