Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Zoe Ball - Page 2

I think in a way that's part of getting older, appreciating the simple pleasures of being in the garden.

On most sets, the crew always seem to have some delicious tempting treats nearby - I find that if I've got a packet of almonds around, a handful is a great snack - I'm now offering them to everyone!

You give a little love and it all comes back to you.

I've never liked Madonna, she's nauseating.

A lot of men I have spoken to have said it's very confusing being a modern man. You want to be sensitive but also strong. You can't win. It's really hard trying to be both.

Nincompoop is such a brilliantly satisfying word.

I know I'm not everyone's taste and that's fine, and that is the beauty of digital and radio that you can find what you want to listen to.

You can't be the perfect parent.

My twenties were amazing. My thirties were all highs and lows.

It's a funny age, 40, you do suddenly feel a lot older.

I was one of those kids who ate everyone's school dinners. They used to call me 'Pig of The Year.'

I'm a terrible late-night snacker.

I ate 18 spam fritters in one sitting at Farnham Common junior school in some sort of popularity contest.

A stick of celery doesn't do it for me.

Age is just a number and beauty is within.

Whatever has gone on in the week, 'Gardeners' World' marks the end of it.

I do think, of course, that women and men should be paid the same.

For a long time I genuinely thought I'd be the next Streisand, so it was crushing to discover that I couldn't sing or act.

Yes, this a disease, and men suffering with depression need help. It takes the right person to break through to someone who has been brave enough to reach out.

The worst thing was being in the car and hearing someone else do your show. Three records in, 'She's still not here.' Four records in, 'She's still not here.'

I've ridden shopping bikes. My dad held my saddle and pushed me along when I was five. I've had a go on a BMX.

The kids are always so passionate. I feel like they are our protectors. They care so much about recycling and climate change.

I think it's so isolating to be trapped in your mind like that, when you doubt yourself, you doubt everything you've ever known. You doubt your family love you. You doubt your friends care for you.

I've seen friends get together with someone who's not single, and thought, 'God, don't' - but then it has worked out. Equally, I've seen friends go through terrible times, but still manage to stay together.

I've always felt all the jobs I've ever got are on merit.

As for Lady GaGa, she's just a copy of Madonna.

I think it is only when you marry and become a parent that you begin to understand that life isn't always straightforward.

There is no greater joy than watching your children grow, learn and laugh.

I use this little trick where I take my arms up above my head, breathe in really slowly, and repeat. I do it before every show, TV or radio, and people always laugh at me. But it really helps.

Brighton is such a good place to bring up kids.

I pride myself on buying really good presents.

It's not saving the world or anything but I still get such a rush from live television.

I went to Manchester, didn't know anyone, got a job as a runner and worked my butt off. I got paid 60 quid a week, and lived above a pub.

Mental health resources are under huge pressure and there are a lot of people who are not necessarily getting the support they need in time.

I wish I was slimmer, but cheesecake, crumble and custard, panna cotta... I love 'em all!

It's so hard to sit and watch someone you love and care for struggle with mental health.

There is such a thing as too much fun.

I didn't see my mum Julia for a few years - she was very young when she married my dad and had me, and when they parted I lived with my dad and my other 'mum,' his wife Diane.

When you get older and have kids your body changes, and you try to accept it.

My best characteristic is that I don't take things too seriously. And my worst characteristic is the same one. There are times when my family wants me to take things seriously and I'll be mucking about. So I'm aware it's annoying for everyone else.