Quotes by Mariella Frostrup

About Mariella Frostrup:

Mariella Frostrup is a UK based journalist and television presenter, well known on British TV and radio, mainly for arts programmes. Her 'gravelly' voice was once voted the sexiest female voice on TV, and research found that Frostrup's voice was one of three voices (narrowed from fifty) best suited to contribute to a Post Office Telecoms study resulting in a "perfect female voice". Her voice is often used on TV commercials as well.
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Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.

Mariella Frostrup

Personally, I think there's a lot to recommend being friends with your ex, and I'm glad to admit that I'm living proof of its possibility.

Mariella Frostrup

Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.

Mariella Frostrup

Kids are like glue: they can bond together, unlikely companions, even when there is little else left to maintain the connection.

Mariella Frostrup

When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them.

Mariella Frostrup

Whenever the party-girl tag gets attached to my name, it makes me want to snort with derision.

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When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role or take over the breadwinning, certainly holds allure.

Mariella Frostrup

I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn't escape the city. I like to wake and hear birds tweeting, not the low drone of traffic.

Mariella Frostrup

I know we should aspire to be higher philosophical beings, contemplating the universe and becoming more refined humans, but if all we did was think, then arguably we'd never have invented the wheel.

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Fridays are always movie night at our flat in Kensington, West London.

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I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles.

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I'm a control freak. And more so now that I have children.

Mariella Frostrup

I couldn't choose a favourite author, but two contemporary writers who have never disappointed me are Tim Winton and Alice Munro.

Mariella Frostrup

There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.

Mariella Frostrup

As we mature, there are people with whom we run out of steam, but there are also those with whom a little straight talking would prove rewarding.

Mariella Frostrup

In my child's-eye view, whenever I was exposed to pain, it meant that my mother had let me down.

Mariella Frostrup

I have a producer friend who despairs that I come across as rather frosty and never show the real me, and she might have a point.

Mariella Frostrup

My parents split up, and a lot of things going on in the outside world made me want to immerse myself in an alternative world.

Mariella Frostrup

If I was going to write something, I'd need to stop for three months and just see if I had any thoughts in there.

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It's an absolute disgrace that there isn't a books programme on the BBC.

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I don't want my daughter to think she has to dress like Beyonce!

Mariella Frostrup

Author Bio

  • NameMariella Frostrup
  • DescriptionBritish journalist
  • BornNovember 12, 1962