"The strongest predictor of unhappiness is anyone who has had a mental illness in the last 10 years. It is an even stronger predictor of unhappiness than poverty - which also ranks highly."

--

Source : "It is not fanciful to make the pursuit of happiness a political imperative" by Polly Toynbee, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2006.

Polly Toynbee

#Years Quotes #Stronger Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us; for no age is so apt as youth to think its emotions, partings, and resolves are the last of their kind. Each crisis seems final, simply because it is new. We are told that the oldest inhabitants in Peru do not cease to be agitated by the earthquakes, but they probably see beyond each shock, and reflect that there are plenty more to come.”
“To see for themselves what the United States has been willing to undertake in the name of freedom. We should all visit Normandy. We should pay homage to those brave Americans who stormed ashore at Omaha Beach and gave their lives for the freedom of others.”
“Compromise is low class. I don't have anything against the poor, but being low class is the root of all evil”
“Being a teacher at a restaurant in the town where you lived was a little like being a TV star...”

Source : Meg Wolitzer (2011). “The Uncoupling: A Novel”, p.21, Penguin
“Great food is similar to great sex. Extra you have greater you want.”
“I went to the premiere of The Detective with Sinatra, and perhaps people jumped to conclusions. He was very protective towards me and never came on to me sexually.”
“All I really need is a song in my heart, food in my belly, and love in my family.”

Source : Song: All I Really Need, Album: Baby Beluga, 1996
“The rich landlord is he who collects with sternness, who accepts no excuse, and will have his own. There are moments of irritation and of real bitterness against him, but there is still admiration, because he is rich and successful.”

You may also like:

Andrew Marr
Journalist
Arnold J. Toynbee
Historian
Jonathan Freedland
Journalist
Laurie Penny
Journalist
Owen Jones
Columnist
Peter Hitchens
Journalist
Philip Toynbee
Writer
Shirley Williams
British Politician
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Journalist