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Arabella Weir quotes

British Comedian December 6, 1957

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Arabella Weir quote: "Society prizes a girl for being thin more than anything else..."
Society prizes a girl for being thin more than anything else she might bring to the table. Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir quote: "I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my..."
I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father's occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time. Arabella Weir
I was accorded the opportunity to learn by failing - albeit at the cost of a few honourable teachers' sanity - and now I realise what a rare and incredible luxury that is. Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir quote: "If one's honest about it, spending time in a car with children..."
If one's honest about it, spending time in a car with children is pretty ghastly. Arabella Weir
I know a lot of people fear the rougher types who might be at a state school, but surely it is better to know who they are and how to deal with them than for that kind of child to appear as a completely different species to yours. Arabella Weir
As an actress and comedienne, I'm a huge fan of he theatre and the Tricycle in Kilburn is my favourite in London. I dragged my kids to a performance of 'Twelfth Night' there, where they handed out pizza. Who knew that all it takes to get children interested in Shakespeare is a snack? Arabella Weir
If, however, you have richer pursuits in mind and know that no woman should be judged by how she looks - that everything she brings to the party is more important than the size of her arse - then refuse to be sucked into the never ending whirligig of self-doubting, self-hating madness that is stop-start dieting and crazy new exercise regimes. Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir quote: "My parents' generation's benchmark was simple: Fat Equals Bad."
My parents' generation's benchmark was simple: Fat Equals Bad. Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir quote: "I don't understand boys - just ask my husband."
I don't understand boys - just ask my husband. Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir quote: "There is an inherent tolerance and kindness in the state..."
There is an inherent tolerance and kindness in the state school teenagers I know. Arabella Weir
As I was growing up, it was made clear that the fat me wasn't welcome, that a thin person was expected and awaited, and impatiently so. Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir quote: "If you have any power at all from being popular, then you have..."
If you have any power at all from being popular, then you have a duty to help people out. Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir quote: "When popularity is your only goal, doing well in class is..."
When popularity is your only goal, doing well in class is going to feature very low, if at all, on your priority list. Arabella Weir
Why has everything got to be about feelings these days? In the old days, no one knew what anyone was feeling and, what's more, they weren't expected to. Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir quote: "I'm the co-chair of the PTA at my kids' school, Ashmount..."
I'm the co-chair of the PTA at my kids' school, Ashmount Primary, in north Islington, London. Arabella Weir

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