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I think I can be spiritual, and I can feel that I want to live well, I want to do things that I'm proud of, and I think that's important. Now, do I need a church to tell me that? Actually, no, I don't.
I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly.
I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved.
I've had so many things, good and bad, said about me. I'm way beyond worrying about what people say.
I've never been particularly maternal.
If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.
If you look back at British history, women being allowed to play sport in schools meant they had to change their clothing. They couldn't be running around in their long skirts and corsets, because you can't.
It had become boring to write: 'I like Clare Balding'. To say: 'I don't like Clare Balding' is much more newsworthy.
Like so many kids, I just wanted to fit in, and I see now that I spent most of my life trying to be what I wasn't, trying to get people to like me.
Lots of women don't realize that they're gay until they're grown up.
Not everyone has to have children. If everyone had two or three, we'd run out of room.
On the beach, I take my clothes off under a towel.
Particularly when you're young, you're terribly flattered by people who like you, so you think you love them.
People like to think of you as a certain person, or a certain type of person, and they do love to give you a label. We like luggage labels, and we like people labels.
Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day.
Sports commentating is the answer for a restless brain like mine. I can never get bored because there is an infinite amount to know.
Swimmers provide much healthier role models for teenagers than the catwalk.
Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.
The British have a unique relationship with horses. They are etched into our landscape in chalk, they have been written about, painted, sung about, celebrated and gambled upon for centuries.
The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.
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