The brain is muscle. If you don't exercise it, it will get slow. Rachel Riley More Quotes by Rachel Riley More Quotes From Rachel Riley When I was at uni, our whole college bar would gather around the quiz machine for a few games every night. Rachel Riley quizcollegegamesnight People have got their opinions, and you can't please everyone. Rachel Riley please-everyoneeveryoneyoupeople My biggest vice? Vegan cupcakes, which are delicious. Rachel Riley vicewhichdeliciousvegan You can have your opinions, and you can share them with your friends, but why would you go online to tell a stranger something random about their appearance? I don't get that. Rachel Riley randomyoufriendsappearance I've always been clumsy, the one who knocks glasses over. Rachel Riley overwhoalwaysglasses Practising maths can be fun. Rachel Riley mathspractisingfun When you're out shopping, try to calculate the discount of something in the sales, or work out how much a bill in a restaurant will come to. Your brain is just like any other muscle - you have to train it to make it work faster. Rachel Riley youshoppingbrainwork I think there is a real negative attitude to splitting up with someone in our society, but it is good to stay friends. Rachel Riley goodfriendssocietyattitude Maths is the language of science. Rachel Riley mathslanguagescience I cycle, especially in warm weather. If I have a meeting in town, I would rather cycle than go by car. Rachel Riley meetinggocarweather People can underestimate you when you're blonde and from Essex, but it's easy to shut that down. I used to get dumb blonde jokes when I was 18, but when I replied that I was studying maths at Oxford, it usually shut them up. Rachel Riley downyoueasypeople The paso doble is my favourite dance on 'Strictly,' so I'm so pleased I get to do it. Rachel Riley pleasedgetfavouritedance I love that once you know the basic rules of maths, you can do whatever you want with it. Rachel Riley rulesknowyoulove When I was little, I carried a book of times tables around everywhere and always tried to get the best score. I like the fact that you don't need any tools, only your head. I also enjoy rules and, with maths, you are either right or wrong. Rachel Riley bestyouenjoybook Maths is like learning a language: you need to learn the basics to get going, but a lot of adults go into blind panic about numbers and switch off. Rachel Riley youlearningblindlanguage Some of the words that pop up on the show have had terrible connotations. But that's the beauty of 'Countdown.' Rachel Riley showwordssomebeauty Even though you picture Russians as stoic, their language is really poetic. Rachel Riley thoughpictureyoulanguage CBT really helped me, and I would recommend it to anyone. Rachel Riley wouldanyonereallyme I didn't realise until I did CBT that I was a perfectionist. Whenever you do anything, there are always going to be things that go wrong, it's never going to be 100 per cent perfect. Because of how I was, I'd focus on those bits and always see the negative in anything. Rachel Riley neveryoufocusnegative I have never been graceful, never been elegant. Rachel Riley gracefulbeenneverelegant
