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" One must be aesthetically long-termist in selecting a man - it's like purchasing a farmhouse in the south of France. Sure, it's beautiful to look at, but will the roof stay on? "

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" My father is a taxi driver, and my mother ran a small business. I hadn't even met a barrister before I got my first shot at the legal profession. But back then, I was lucky enough to be given a break - I can't help but wonder if I would be so lucky today. "

Robert Rinder

Today

Business

Mother

" My musical taste is somewhat dated - I mean, freeze frame, go back 60 years, and you're in my comfort zone. "

" I used to deal with high-profile criminal cases that were covered extensively in the media, and one of the things I quickly appreciated was there was a gulf between what really took place in the middle of a case, the impact on victims, the effect on the police and how they solved crimes, and the way it was reported. "

" The more powerful you become, the less likely it is that people will tell you the truth. It must be why the 'Harry Potter' books become so bloated as the series progresses; think of the beautiful, precise editing of books 1-3 drowned in a mire of sycophancy and yea-saying. "

" Discounting the ineffably repetitive homophobic barbs that I receive most days, Twitter trolls' most common gripe against me appears to be that I am 'posh.' Contrary to their unshakeable view, I was not born into the upstairs world. "

Robert Rinder

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" It is always best to settle all outstanding financial matters as soon as divorce proceedings are concluded. "

" I dread my trial at the pearly gates - knowing my luck, I'll be hot on the heels of a blameless nun who will be ushered straight to a luscious cloud with prime sea views. "

" Would it be a big step forward for the LGBTQI community if there were same-sex couples on 'Strictly?' Do me a favour. Some things ain't politics, and 'Strictly' is one of them. "

Robert Rinder

Forward

Community

" Verbal contracts are about as useful as a fart on a treadmill. "

" If a person is seriously injured as a result of someone else's negligence, then they are entitled to compensation. "

" The reality is that when you're a barrister, you're trained, and you've got ethical structures. You've got to follow the evidence, and that's that. "

" I can conduct and play musical instruments, but dancers' counting is different - they only go to eight beats, which doesn't relate to a bar. "

" My sexuality, in terms of 'Strictly' or whatever else I do in my life, ought to be as irrelevant as the length of my big toe. "

" When I first heard Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way,' I looked out the window for the car alarm going off. "

" In theory, I absolutely love to work from home, in all its warmth and comfort, but have reluctantly been forced to confess that it's a total failure. "

" If you are a politician who styles yourself as a model of family virtue but are having a secret affair, you have no right to expect it to remain secret. "

" The law is the law whether you're dealing with a multi-million-pound fraud or a car deal where someone feels diddled because their exhaust falls off on the way home. "

" If every person charged with a crime was allowed to claim money from the authorities when their case was dropped, our police would end up spending all their time defending claims for compensation. "

" It is splendid to be supportive when you see those around you doing well, but blind praise is easier than harsh facts. "

" We need journalists to be fearless and hold power to account. "

" Going to salsa clubs may be popular, but I feel we're really missing something as a society by overlooking ballroom dancing. If only we could persuade schools to teach it or there was somewhere young people could go on a Saturday night to learn it. "

" My grandfather wanted to remind us that freedom of expression is the fundamental ingredient for democracy, and all the rest is detail. It is the scaffolding around which every other freedom is based. "

" If something looks like a tax avoidance scheme, then that's probably what it is - and there's lots of clever people working day and night to close them down. "

" No matter how excluded you have become from Christmas, it is a genuinely inclusive matter; frankly, you are conscripted into it. "

" Youthful beauty is a poor indicator of long-term appeal in a man. "

" Acting, when it is good, can be transformative. "

" I didn't get into fitness until my late twenties. I had put on a lot of weight; I was quite chubby and feeling really depressed. But exercise helped everything - the body and the mind. "

" An actor with a genuine gift has the power to transport you from whatever your own pains may be into an entirely different world, freeing you from whatever you may be going through. At its best, it can be better than any medication. "

" Let's start spreading work experience and opportunities a little wider so that the photographers, writers, and TV producers of tomorrow are drawn from a broader section of society. "

" I loathe people who are disingenuous or inauthentic. "