11 Quotes & Sayings By Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan is an Irish broadcaster, best known for his work on BBC Radio 2. He has worked there since 1982 and presented the weekday lunchtime show, the breakfast show and the drive time show. He also presented two series of BBC One's Terry and June Show in 2005 and 2006. Until 2009 he was one of the presenters on BBC One's children's entertainment show Blue Peter, but left after his health deteriorated. Terry has won many awards throughout his career, including a British Academy Television Award, three Royal Television Society awards, two American Radio Awards, two National Television Awards, three American Music Awards, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award and an Ivor Novello Award for Blue Peter. He was knighted in the 2010 New Year Honours List for services to broadcasting Read more

Terry has also written four books during his career: "Wake Up to Wogan", "Wake Up to Yourself", "Wake Up To Christmas", and "Wake Up to Yesterday".

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A talk show is about having a look at a famous face, a bit of stand-up comedy, knockabout stuff - an interview is what Barbara Walters or Connie Chung does in the States, in-depth, done properly. Terry Wogan
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There's nothing to be said for being famous. It's a pain. You can't be rude to people - it's inexcusable not to be nice. Anyway, it's not in my nature. I was trained to be nice. Terry Wogan
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I've no patience for people who say they never watch television. It's a great way to keep in touch with popular culture, and it's important that children can relate to what their schoolmates are watching. Terry Wogan
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I say to my children, the reason that marriage - and having children - is so important is that it stops you thinking about yourself. The way to happiness is to give yourself to others and to think of others before you think of yourself. Terry Wogan
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My father was always slightly bemused by my success. Although he knew that I had reasonable intelligence, he always thought that I was a little bit lazy. Terry Wogan
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Just as you should never confuse the law with common justice, intelligence should not be confused with common sense. Some of the brightest people in the world have no idea how to cross the road. Terry Wogan
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Time flies like an arrow - but fruit flies like a banana. Terry Wogan
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They're still advertising the added health-giving advantages of vitamins in your daily diet, although it has long since been shown that you'd be better off eating Smarties. Terry Wogan
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If the present Mrs. Wogan has a fault - and I must tread carefully here - if she has a fault, this gem in the diadem of womanhood is a hoarder. She never throws anything out. Which may explain the longevity of our marriage. Terry Wogan
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Television contracts the imagination and radio expands it. Terry Wogan