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Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't.

I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I adore Madonna. She reinvents herself like no one else.

I adore Madonna. She reinvents herself like no one else.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: In the world in which we live, truth is an ancillary virtue, but it shouldn't be.

In the world in which we live, truth is an ancillary virtue, but it shouldn't be.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: Food is important to me, but I wouldn't say that I'm a gourmet. I don't like tricksy food.

Food is important to me, but I wouldn't say that I'm a gourmet. I don't like tricksy food.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I was a reluctant convert, and I am by no means a zealot. But the evidence is compelling: to write off wind-power is either ill-informed or dishonest.

I was a reluctant convert, and I am by no means a zealot. But the evidence is compelling: to write off wind-power is either ill-informed or dishonest.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: The challenge is the culture. You have to have a vision for the BBC-it can't merely be that it's big and has a place in the market.

The challenge is the culture. You have to have a vision for the BBC-it can't merely be that it's big and has a place in the market.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I deplore the loss of arts on BBC One and Two.

I deplore the loss of arts on BBC One and Two.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: You have to be damn certain you're putting something better in its place.

You have to be damn certain you're putting something better in its place.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: Programme names have been changed, and we have Andrew Neil saying he won't be using long words.

Programme names have been changed, and we have Andrew Neil saying he won't be using long words.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.

It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: For a few months when I was about 17, I smoked a small cigar because I thought it looked cool and it would get me the girls. It didn't.

For a few months when I was about 17, I smoked a small cigar because I thought it looked cool and it would get me the girls. It didn't.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: The long, forensic interview really matters.

The long, forensic interview really matters.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I was born with a silver microphone in my mouth, and that was an advantage. My father wrote books and was also a great broadcaster.

I was born with a silver microphone in my mouth, and that was an advantage. My father wrote books and was also a great broadcaster.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter.

That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I honestly believe that TV generally is obsessed with the ratings battle to the point of cutting its own throat.

I honestly believe that TV generally is obsessed with the ratings battle to the point of cutting its own throat.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: While I have corrected agreed factual errors, I have not been inhibited from writing what I felt to be the truth about The Prince of Wales.

While I have corrected agreed factual errors, I have not been inhibited from writing what I felt to be the truth about The Prince of Wales.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I hate flying. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.

I hate flying. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: The moment seemed right to me for a full and, if possible, authoritative portrait of the life and character of the Prince of Wales.

The moment seemed right to me for a full and, if possible, authoritative portrait of the life and character of the Prince of Wales.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: Anyone who thinks that you become a journalist or broadcaster in order to be a wallflower needs to think again.

Anyone who thinks that you become a journalist or broadcaster in order to be a wallflower needs to think again.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: The BBC produces wonderful programmes; it also produces a load of old rubbish.

The BBC produces wonderful programmes; it also produces a load of old rubbish.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I don't love the media. I'm part of it, but you can't love a porcupine.

I don't love the media. I'm part of it, but you can't love a porcupine.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I was obliged to play the piano, like middle-class children are. I didn't start to love it until I was 14.

I was obliged to play the piano, like middle-class children are. I didn't start to love it until I was 14.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: I'm not certain that the BBC can claim to be making a wide enough range of distinctive programmes to make the case convincingly.

I'm not certain that the BBC can claim to be making a wide enough range of distinctive programmes to make the case convincingly.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: The BBC has the obligation to think big. And at the moment, that clarion call sounds an uncertain note to me.

The BBC has the obligation to think big. And at the moment, that clarion call sounds an uncertain note to me.

Jonathan Dimbleby quotes: My two great treats in life are baked beans and vanilla ice-cream.

My two great treats in life are baked beans and vanilla ice-cream.