Leonard Gordon Goodman (born 25 April 1944) is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach.
You got to risk it if you want the biscuit.
I always tell the adults at my dance school, 'Men, you are going to have to do something that you are absolutely not used to: you have got to take command and be the boss. ' Because - and this is just an observation - women get their way.
I try to keep myself in the best of company and my horses in the worst of company.
It's never too early to panic.
I can't do most things, if I'm honest, but cooking I definitely can't do.
I really hate airport queues. I almost feel they should have cattle prods to hurry us up down the aisles. You can't even complain because they might stop you getting on to the flight.
I get so annoyed at people not looking after their parents. The deal is when we are growing up they look after us and as they grow older we look after them. That's the deal.
I come from a broken home. My parents split up when I was nine. Everyone gave me a good wallop. But I come from a time when you just put up with that, you got on with things rather than sitting moaning about them.
There are no gentlemen in anything competitive - you want to win.
I'm a cup of tea in a world of lattes.
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.
The truth is, I've been lucky. But just like the waltz, life has its own rhythm of rise and fall.
You have to speak your mind, but without being cruel.
I'm a technophobe. I can't crack the iPhone, and the extent of my multitasking is being able to talk while I make a drink.
I am a little bit of a softie, yes. Actually I don't think it's softness, I think it's kindness.
As you get older, things conk out. It's a bit like a car. As long as it's something the mechanics can fix, you can chug on for a few more thousand miles.
On the dance floor, as much as you say, 'Ladies, you are the car. He is the driver. You can only go where he takes you,' they still try to be in control.
I'm passionate about old people because I am one myself.
I've got a great life. It's a shame the work gets in the way of the golf, really.
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.