Helen Skelton Quotes

I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop.

I've been everywhere in the world, seen everything, had everything a man can have.

Rio has been absolutely epic. I did leave my heart out there, and I wanted to do everybody proud.

I've traveled the world, made a lot of money, met a lot of amazing people.

I've driven a Formula One car, flown a helicopter, flown with the Red Arrows, met kings and queens, been to the White House.

We have so much pride in welcoming these passengers onto the plane, and they have so much pride in travel. It's something that I definitely always remember, when I'm playing a scene on the plane, just to imbue everything with that sense of excitement.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

I'm thrilled when I get nominated. I don't count how many and I don't remember how many I've had. I just know it's a lot.

I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world.

I spent my first paycheck on a vintage Mercedes.

I'm just really proud of 'Dead Head Fred.'

I still pinch myself that I had the career that I had.

I pick projects according to how fascinating they are to me, and it has resulted in a broad reach. My records are actually in five different sports: balloons, airplanes, airships, gliders, and sailboats.

I have my very own Oscar now to be with me until death us do part.

I don't think Mercedes-Benz says anything about me, really. I was in a situation where I was able to get a really nice car, and I'm proud to have it.

I shall always be proud of what I've done, regardless of what you journalists or anybody can say.

I made it, Ma - Carnegie Hall. And I didn't have to practice.

I think the people who end up being extraordinarily successful - it's been my observation - tend to care enormously about status, particularly business people, right? Because the only point of money, you know, the only reason to have a 300-foot-long boat is because they're bigger than 200-foot-long boats.

I climbed nine mountains because I love adventure, and I got addicted to that feeling and I never wanted to stop. I wanted to see what I could accomplish. I finally can say that I stood on top of the world.

I'm proud of what I've done in my career. I'm proud of what I've accomplished.

I've become very successful over the years. I think I own among the greatest properties in the world.

Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.

Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.

I've got a portrait in the Smithsonian. Who ever thought that would happen?

I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more.