I'm a control freak. And more so now that I have children. — Mariella Frostrup Children Copy Share Image
The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn't a good one. — Mariella Frostrup Breadth Copy Share Image
Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for. — Mariella Frostrup Challenges Copy Share Image
Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow. — Mariella Frostrup Adulthood Copy Share Image
I would go out with people who really didn't like me very much and then wonder why we weren't getting married! — Mariella Frostrup Getting Copy Share Image
Whenever the party-girl tag gets attached to my name, it makes me want to snort with derision. — Mariella Frostrup Attached Copy Share Image
If I was going to write something, I'd need to stop for three months and just see if I had any thoughts… — Mariella Frostrup Any Copy Share Image
I have had demanding jobs since I was 18 years old. I have had two sick days in all my working life. — Mariella Frostrup Days Copy Share Image
Ageing is one of those battles you're not going to win. I'll try to look as good as I can as long… — Mariella Frostrup Ageing Copy Share Image
Many new lovers and spouses struggle to reconcile themselves with their partners' relationship history, but it's an insecurity I left behind in… — Mariella Frostrup Behind Copy Share Image
Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them… — Mariella Frostrup Confidence Copy Share Image
You're allowed to have gravitas when you've got the wrinkles to prove it, but not when you're attractive and younger - or,… — Mariella Frostrup Allowed Copy Share Image
Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a… — Mariella Frostrup Attributes Copy Share Image
From Mozambique to Chad, South Africa and Liberia, Sierra Leone to Burkina Faso, feminism is the buzzword for a generation of women… — Mariella Frostrup Chad Copy Share Image
I couldn't choose a favourite author, but two contemporary writers who have never disappointed me are Tim Winton and Alice Munro. — Mariella Frostrup Alice Copy Share Image
We inhabit a world where we're taught that we can have what we desire, and tend to act on it - the… — Mariella Frostrup Act Copy Share Image
The point of the feminist movement wasnt simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated… — Mariella Frostrup Contribution Copy Share Image
I used to go out with someone who was a really great diver, and we used to go to all the great… — Mariella Frostrup Although Copy Share Image
I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I… — Mariella Frostrup Advise Copy Share Image
One of my few childhood memories is as an eight-year-old, refused permission to watch the Hitchcock season on Irish television, sneakily viewing… — Mariella Frostrup Birds Copy Share Image
There are many ways to make the most of your time on the planet, and propagation of the species is just one… — Mariella Frostrup Adoption Copy Share Image
Television executives only commission something that somebody else has already commissioned that's doing well on another station - they're afraid of expecting… — Mariella Frostrup Afraid Copy Share Image
While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one… — Mariella Frostrup Achieving Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular mythology, the best and most durable relationships are based not on vulnerability or passion but on a conjugation of… — Mariella Frostrup Attributes Copy Share Image
Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence. — Mariella Frostrup Existence Copy Share Image
Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority. — Mariella Frostrup Activities Copy Share Image
Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship. — Mariella Frostrup Incompatibility Copy Share Image
Fridays are always movie night at our flat in Kensington, West London. — Mariella Frostrup Always Copy Share Image
For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives. — Mariella Frostrup Family Copy Share Image
I don't want my daughter to think she has to dress like Beyonce! — Mariella Frostrup Beyonce Copy Share Image
We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind. — Mariella Frostrup Behind Copy Share Image
Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy. — Mariella Frostrup Baby Copy Share Image
When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them. — Mariella Frostrup Children Copy Share Image
Saturday and Sunday mornings are the only time the children are allowed to turn on the television. — Mariella Frostrup Allowed Copy Share Image
I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they… — Mariella Frostrup About Copy Share Image
In my child's-eye view, whenever I was exposed to pain, it meant that my mother had let me down. — Mariella Frostrup Down Copy Share Image
I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles. — Mariella Frostrup About Copy Share Image
The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances. — Mariella Frostrup Advantage Copy Share Image
Men that aren't threatened by opinionated, faintly aggressive women are in a minority. — Mariella Frostrup Aggressive Copy Share Image
I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm... like Alice falling down the chute. — Mariella Frostrup Alice Copy Share Image
