Evan DavisIt's amazing, if you know what you want to say, how fast it is to write.371Time
Evan DavisThe Germans are clear about what they do - cars and machine tools; the Japanese are clear about what they do - electronics; the Chinese are clear about what they do - they're the … ▶362Time
Evan DavisWhat is so striking about Liberia is that in a place where there is so much to be done, I have never seen so many people with nothing to do.351Humanity
Evan DavisWhat comes with a job as a staff member of the BBC is a certain self-censoring that you get utterly used to. You don't say everything you think. You hold back on some things.331Thought
Evan DavisI actually profoundly think the world's a better place when economics is fairly boring... The more boring the better. ✨ Think of me as a man of mystery by Carole Cadwalladr,… ▶342Thought
Evan DavisIt doesn't annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It's a subtle distinction, but that's how I view it. ✨ Evan Davis: 'I&… ▶354ThoughtTime
Evan DavisReducing every issue to an argument can become stale but it's often a very good way of clarifying issues.332Truth
Evan DavisPut simply, behavioural economics argues that human beings' decision-taking is guided by the evolutionary baggage which we bring with us to the present day. Evolution has made us … ▶323HumanityThoughtTime
Evan DavisThe two questions that anyone ever asks me are: 'Are house prices going to go down?' and 'Is it a good time to fix my mortgage rate?'345Time
Evan DavisThe fact that radio is so hopeless at delivering data makes it an uncluttered medium, offering the basic story without the detailed trappings. But it does mean that if data is imp… ▶292HopeTruth
Evan DavisAlthough being economics editor sounds impressive, it does not mean I actually edit anything. It mainly reflects two decades of title-inflation at the BBC, which has given ever mo… ▶347Reflection
Evan DavisThere is a strong link between the following three things: exporting, manufacturing and the degree of saving by the population. It's complicated, but if the population doesn't sav… ▶294TimeTruth
Evan DavisWhen a population saves a lot, the funds are invested outside the country as well as inside. If the Japanese invest in the United States, it pushes their exchange rate down and ma… ▶328PoliticsTimeTruth
Evan DavisPersonally, I'd like us to have a few more women on the 'Today' programme.273Death
Evan DavisAs it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that a bit of wasteland will be made nice and b) that it te… ▶307Life
Evan DavisEven the 'Today' programme involves a balance between the worthy-but-heavy items with the worthless-but-entertainingly-light ones.241Time
Evan DavisI 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 tha… ▶319Reading
Evan DavisBut sometimes it's good to dare yourself to do the unthinkable. And rather than stand in front of an audience with no clothes on, I decided to have a go at stand-up comedy.275DeathHumorThought
Evan DavisNow I can broadcast to an audience of several million people on the 'Today' programme. I can talk about the day's news. But on radio, believe it or not, we have notes and scripts.… ▶3210DeathHumanity
Evan DavisMen don't know much about women. We do know when they're happy. We know when they're crying, and we know when they're pissed off. We just don't know in what order these are gonna … ▶286Sadness
Evan DavisIt's not a bad idea to occasionally spend a little time thinking about things you take for granted. Plain everyday things.242ThoughtTime
Evan DavisMistakes are nothing to be ashamed of. ✨ Evan Davis: 'I'm a presenter who is gay rather than a gay presenter'. Interview with Miranda Sawyer, www.theguardian.… ▶276Time
Evan DavisBritain, however, has ended up specializing in the ones you don't see as much of: defense aerospace, making drive shafts for cars, pills and drugs, designing chips that go into 94… ▶288Philosophy
Evan DavisI rarely come away from presenting the 'Today' programme without some sense of regret. There is always some question that I should have asked, or some point that I should have mad… ▶278Time
Evan DavisHistorically, 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.234Death
Evan DavisNice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in.2910Sadness
Evan DavisBlack Friday is not another bad hair day in Wall Street. It's the term used by American retailers to describe the day after the Thanksgiving Holiday, seen as the semi-official sta… ▶191Time
Evan DavisNow undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend them passionately when … ▶268Love
Evan DavisArt can help a town by attracting a certain Bohemian population that adds life to the bars, character to the streets and a buzz to the name. Employers may then follow. But art can… ▶257Life
Evan DavisThe key thing about me is that I'm really not very interesting.257Thought
