Jill Dando quotes

Jill Dando quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Spring and autumn are inconsiderable events in a landscape compared with the shadows of a cloud.”

Source : Alice Meynell (2013). “The Essential Alice Meynell Collection”, p.122, eBookIt.com
“Let whoever wants to, relax in the south, And bask in the garden of paradise. Here is the essence of northÂ—and it's autumn I've chosen as this year's friend.”
“When autumn returns with its long anticipated holidays, and preparations are made for a scamper in some distant locality, hammer and notebook will not occupy much room in the portmanteau, and will certainly be found most entertaining company.”

Source : Sir Archibald Geikie (1858). “The Story of a Boulder: Or, Gleanings from the Note-book of a Field Geologist”, p.9
“The desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human conduct; ... the best security for the fidelity of mankind is to make their interest coincide with their duty.”
“The most difficult thing is to recognize that sometimes we too are blinded by our own incentives. Because we donâ€™t see how our conflicts of interest work on us.”
“When you're working in front of an audience, you have incentive to excel.”
“When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.”
“I still get butterflies when England are playing.”
“There is a lot of luck in football. Following England is like following Wycombe Wanders or Leyton Orient. You hope for the best and hope you are lucky.”
“In England, 'Doctor Who' has always been considered a children's show, at least by children.”

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