Polly Toynbee Quotes

Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP.

Polly Toynbee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

HappinessMoneyProgressGovernment

The reporter is the daily prisoner of clocked facts. On all working days, he is expected to do his best in one swift swipe at each story.

Jim Bishop

DailyBestStoryFactsDaysWorking

I don't think malls are going to go away. People still need somewhere to go, but they do have to evolve.

Angela Ahrendts

PeopleThinkGoNeedEvolveGoing

The way you get your script to the right people is that you put it in an envelope. It's easy. The difficult bit is writing something that is so good people will take a punt on a brand new writer.

Steven Moffat

GoodPeopleWritingBrandEasyYou

Whatever the reason for any one individual's tendency to gain weight, the only way to lose the weight is to eat less and exercise more.

Robin Marantz Henig

ExerciseLoseWayMoreReasonEat

Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time.

Roger Ailes

LifeTimeMoneyDayBasketballGolf

Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

TodayTomorrowLivingAnticipation

A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men - and people in general.

Lorraine Hansberry

LonelinessChallengeMenWomanRisk

The day my players relax, I get crazy. They know that.

Claudio Ranieri

DayCrazyRelaxKnowPlayersGet

Whites were the winners, blacks were the losers, we wrote the history books, and they didn't feature.

Phillip Noyce

HistoryWinnersBooksLosersWhites

I think Indian women are very beautiful. They have a sense of elegance and innocence.

Pierce Brosnan

WomenBeautifulThinkEleganceSense

I've noticed that girls between like 20 and 30 seem to know 'Can't Hardly Wait.' I got the goth kids who know 'Buffy.' I got this wide spectrum of people who range from like 8 to 13 who seem to know 'Scooby-Doo.' Then I get the international people who seem to know 'Austin Powers' and 'The Italian Job.'

Seth Green

JobPeopleWaitKnowSeemGet

Grief, no matter where it comes from, can only be resolved by connecting to other people.

Thomas Horn

GriefPeopleMatterConnectingWhere

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Polly Toynbee