Historically, the British have always been rather wary of grand engineering projects – perhaps understandably, given that many of them have been delivered late and over budget. Evan Davis Read Quote
I’ve always been scared of advertising folk. I’ve met them at parties and I’ve been to their offices and I’ve always found them intimidatingly cool. At one company I visited, they held their meetings in a caravan that had somehow been installed in the place, a rather more exotic place to gather than the typical BBC glass box. Evan Davis Read Quote
I don’t particularly like going on about being gay or making a big thing about it, but I think it’s a bit of a pain to be secretive about it. Evan Davis Read Quote
I don’t keep it secret that I live with my partner Gio. I’m very proud of my gayness. But there is lots I wouldn’t want the press to write about me… it is a matter of regret that being gay is the most interesting thing about me. Evan Davis Read Quote
I’ve never enjoyed sleep as much until I got the ‘Today’ job. There is something about early sleep that’s much better than late sleep. I feel myself going to sleep; I don’t just plonk my head on the pillow. It’s a sort of winding-down thing. Evan Davis Read Quote
For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face some downside as well. Evan Davis Read Quote
We Brits print banknotes out in Debden in Essex, and have contracted it out to the private sector. Here in the U.S. it is a government operation right in the heart of Washington next door to the Holocaust Museum. Evan Davis Read Quote
If you’re not making some mistakes, it probably means you’re not trying hard enough. Evan Davis Read Quote