The thing with children is they're a bit like baking a fruitcake: you throw all the ingredients in but you never know how they're going to turn out.

You have to speak your mind, but without being cruel.

The truth is, I've been lucky. But just like the waltz, life has its own rhythm of rise and fall.

The trouble when you die is that everyone says you were nice. I would like to be thought of as genuinely nice. I would like there to be people who can honestly say: "Len! Oh yeah, there was more good than bad in him.

You got to risk it if you want the biscuit.

Your money is like your willy, it only grows if you play with it

Obviously you can't please everyone. I'm sure some people say, 'Bloody old Len Goodman gets on my nerves.