#pa

The BBC is part of the glue which binds the United Kingdom together. At those times of national moment - of joy or sadness, in the UK or around the world, at times when the nation wants to celebrate, mourn or just enjoy itself people turn to the BBC. ↗

— Gavyn Davies

#bbc #binds #celebrate #enjoy #glue

The BBC must never be all about ratings - or even mainly about ratings. In the past year, we have made a raft of terrific programmes which stand comparison with the best the BBC has ever done: 'Blue Planet,' 'Walking with Beasts,' 'Son of God,' 'Clocking Off,' 'The Way We Live Now,' 'Conspiracy,' 'Lost World.' ↗

— Gavyn Davies

#bbc #beasts #best #blue #comparison

I'm very interested, for instance, in music in education - getting young people not only to listen to, but participate in the music that I write. I consider this one of the most vital aspects of my work. ↗

— Peter Maxwell Davies

#consider #education #getting #i #i write

If New Orleans is allowed to die, a crucial part of the world's music heritage will disappear. ↗

— Ray Davies

#crucial #die #disappear #heritage #music

Those three chords were part of my life - G, F, Bb - yeh, it is, it is, and I can't help noticing it. But there have been other things nearly as close to it which people haven't noticed, other things we have done. ↗

— Ray Davies

#chords #close #done #haven #help

I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn. ↗

— Juliette Binoche

#always #deny #i #live #page

As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part. ↗

— Juliette Binoche

#another #beat #part #right #whoever

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. ↗

— Mark Twain

#climate #company #go #heaven #hell

And, I hope now that everybody understands that the Labour Party - as it always has done - stands for free speech and individual Members of the Labour Party are entitled to exercise that free speech. ↗

— Ron Davies

#done #entitled #everybody #exercise #free

It's not just for its influence on us, but to know that we can play a part in it, to understand the influence that we have outside our own existence. ↗

— Siobhan Davies

#influence #just #know #our #outside