Arabella Weir Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father's occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time.”

“I'm the co-chair of the PTA at my kids' school, Ashmount Primary, in north Islington, London.”

“If you have any power at all from being popular, then you have a duty to help people out.”

“Sending your child off to school for the first time in their life is terrifying.”

“When not eating, I like shopping; although I'm afraid I've become a bit of a cliche.”

“Look, I want what's good for everybody. I want to promote good state education for all. I want to raise standards for all kids, irrespective of race and class but why can't they all just do what I say when I know I'm right?”

“There is so much that is positive, wonderful even, about state schools. At a state school your kids will learn to live alongside and appreciate other kids from many diverse and different cultures.”

“Both Plockton and the Isle of Muck in north-west Scotland are incredibly beautiful. Sadly, Plockton has been discovered by tourists because it's where they shot Hamish Macbeth.”

“I don't think I've got the expertise with which to nit-pick, and I freely admit that my motivation to support charities has been emotional, rather than as a result of being particularly well informed as to how the money is used.”

“I have never done a package tour in my life. It appeals in a way, but then I remind myself that you can't control the other people with you, which could turn out to be ghastly.”