Sandi Toksvig Quotes

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Sandi Toksvig

Profession : Writer

Birth : May 3, 1958

My earliest memory is my parents forgetting my fourth birthday. My dad looked up from reading the paper and went, 'Oh my God!' So we went out, and I chose a red scooter.

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I've had a surprising number of near-death experiences: I was nearly blown up by a landmine in Sudan; I was stranded on the Zambezi river at night; I was bucked off a rodeo horse in Arizona and had to be airlifted to hospital; and, worst of all, I once ate a Pot Noodle.

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I had tried every diet out there - I would lose weight for a bit, then put it back on again.

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My dad died of a massive heart attack when he was 59, as he didn't look after himself.

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I have to say, I have to tell you that my kids had a most marvelous time having two moms. When my daughter was at university, she got flu. And both mums rushed to be with her. And we were both looking after her and making soup and tidying up. And one of her friends came in and went, 'Two mums? Not fair.'

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Cheryl Cole is one of the few incredibly famous people who still seems to say what they think. I really like that; plus, I do fancy her quite a bit.

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Women are not allowed to be polymaths; we're only allowed to do single maths.

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You can go anywhere in the world, and people's faces light up when they put delicious food in their mouths.

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Social media, to me, has got out of hand. Why can't we all be nice to each other?

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I think communication should be fun and that we should all worry less about how we say things and more about what we say.

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I'm trying to get my kids - in particular, my step-daughter Mary, who's 12 - to recommend music to me. You reach a certain age and realise you haven't kept up, but I don't want to fall behind.

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I went to a physiotherapist, and she said something to me no one has ever said: 'Sandi, you have plantar fasciitis, because you're fat.' I left and sat in my car shaking. She'd told me the truth, which no one else had. It was painful, but I needed to hear it.

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The secret to my success is to work seven days a week. It's as disappointing an answer as the one about how to lose weight. Eat less. Sleep less. Very boring.

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Noel Fielding is one of the nicest guys in show business. The first time I met him, I felt like I had met a rather wayward cousin whose take on the world made me laugh.

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I am passionate about higher education and am hugely impressed by Portsmouth's mission to encourage students from every walk of life to excel.

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I can't live without Radio 4. It's worth the entire licence fee. I'm an obsessive listener; I get up, and Radio 4 goes on, but it goes off when 'Thought for the Day' starts, as that's a step too far.

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I'm slightly obsessed with women's history, so I'd love to talk to Emily Dickinson or Louisa May Alcott.

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I've downloaded the BBC's 'Cranford' with Judi Dench because I like a bit of bonnet acting, and I can turn it on and off without worrying about whether I can follow what's happening.

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Don't climb into a fridge. That's my advice.

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Us Danes have amazing pastries, but we're not a fat nation.

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