Kate Adie Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.”

“I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.”

“I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.”

“I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff.”

“Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse.”

“But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for.”

“Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.”

“I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missionary - prior to marriage.”

“My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's really going on; to get it verified and, then, to get it out to as many people as possible as fast as.”

“On the whole, when the unexpected danger happens to you, you're thinking so fast, you're thinking so hard, every bit of you is alive to 'What should I do?' 'What can I do?' There isn't a lot of time for contemplation.”