--- title: "3 Claudia Hammond Quotes - Famous Journalist (Emotional Rollercoaster)" description: "Claudia Anne Hammond is a British author, frequent radio presenter and podcast host for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, and occasional TV presenter." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b099/author-claudia-hammond-84498.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Claudia Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b099/author-claudia-hammond-84498.jpg) # Claudia Hammond (1971) Journalist United Kingdom **3** quotes in **23** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Claudia Hammond is a journalist from the United Kingdom, best known for *Emotional Rollercoaster*. ## Quick Facts About Claudia Hammond Born May 23, 1971 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Journalist Notable works Emotional Rollercoaster ## About Claudia Hammond Claudia Anne Hammond is a British author, frequent radio presenter and podcast host for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, and occasional TV presenter. ## Awards & Honors honorary doctorate President's Medal Q55137522 ## Quotes by Claudia Hammond > [We will never have total control over this extraordinary dimension. Time will warp and confuse and baffle and entertain however much we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-hammond/we-will-never-have-total-control-over-this-extraordinary-dimension/) [Claudia Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-hammond/) [Capacity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capacity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/claudia-hammond-84498_capacity_we-will-never-have-total-control-over-th_1577187.jpg) > [“I see the last two millennia as laid out in columns, like a reverse ledger sheet. It's as if I'm standing at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-hammond/i-see-the-last-two-millennia-as-laid-out-in-columns-like-a-reverse/) [Claudia Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-hammond/) [Centuries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/centuries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/claudia-hammond-84498_centuries_i-see-the-last-two-millennia-as-laid-out_2836923.jpg) > [Mental time-travel is one of the greatest gifts of the mind. It makes us human, and it makes us special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-hammond/mental-time-travel-is-one-of-the-greatest-gifts-of-the-mind-it-makes/) [Claudia Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-hammond/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/claudia-hammond-84498_body_mental-time-travel-is-one-of-the-greates_2959566.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-hammond/#itemlist", "name": "Claudia Hammond Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We will never have total control over this extraordinary dimension. Time will warp and confuse and baffle and entertain however much we learn about its capacities. But the more we learn, the more we can shape it to our will and destiny. We can slow it down or speed it up. 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