Susie Dent Quotes

I don't really want to be in the business of observing conversations.

I'm a really good eavesdropper. I listen to what people say and remember all the buzzwords.

I knew that if I could put a table in a room with not much light and a couple of chairs, I could have a real conversation. And I know that people... like to eavesdrop on a conversation.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

If you're like me and nosy, you're always eavesdropping on other people's conversations.

It was never in my dreams to make my personal life anybody else's business.

I don't want people poking around in my private stuff. They've no business in it. My work is what I give to people, that's my job, and that's where it stops.

Don't get in my personal life.

I've always declined to speak about things I don't think are anybody's business, and what I always get from the interviewers is, 'Well, you know, we have to ask those things.' I say, 'Well, maybe you do, but I don't have to answer them.'

I don't like people cleaning my room.

People do want to know the personal things. How far is too far to go with personal lives?

I have never indulged our society's misguided notion that my personal life is relevant to my work, so any reporting surrounding that is necessarily hearsay, speculation or fantasy.

To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life.

I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life. It's a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life.

I don't like having my space invaded.

No one's personal life is in the public interest. It's gossip, bottom line. End of story.

I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.

I don't like to meddle in my private affairs.

Being a public person doesn't necessarily mean you're a piece of meat for everybody.

When people ask me silly questions about my private life, I just say, I don't discuss that.

I've never been involved in something where people cared about my personal life and the gossip of it!

Now, boys, let me tell you something. Sometimes you may see me coming out of a room in the White House with a woman. You just remember that it is none of your business.

It's my private life, and it's not up for grabs.

I understand people are curious, but it doesn't matter. My personal life is my personal life.

I don't know why other people are concerned about other people's lives that much.