“Television is quite a fickle business - you don't know when you'll go ...” — Angela Rippon Quote

“Television is quite a fickle business - you don't know when you'll go out of fashion, so I have to save for that rainy day when people stop asking me to present television programmes.”

“My first school was St George's, Stonehouse, in the centre of Plymouth. At the time, the area was quite deprived, so there were no school photographs - I don't think anyone could have afforded them.”

“My mother, Edna, was a seamstress and my father, John, was a Royal Marine, and at war when I was born - so I didn't see him until he came home in 1947.”

“I like being a consumer. I'll do collabs with brands I like, only because I would like something free to wear. But I don't want people to dress like me, which is what you're asking when you create a brand. The fashion industry's just a super-duper headache.”

“If I'm asking people to give me two hours of their time, it's because I really feel like they need to listen to what the writer is talking about.”

“When strangers walk up to me and want to play golf for money, I worry. I wonder why they're coming to me, and I begin asking questions: When did you start playing? What's your best score? Are you playing your best golf right now? Where do you play? Usually I can tell if they're lying.”