"In recent years, hours of work have been reduced, holidays have been increased, the age of entry into employment has gone up, and above all, our general health and expectation of life as a people have markedly improved. It is a natural corollary of these changes that we should work longer and retire later."

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Source : "Hansard", House of Commons, 5th series, vol. 486, col. 849,

Hugh Gaitskell

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“There is NO reason to hit a woman!”

Source : "How What Makes You Laugh (And Cringe) Reveals Your Hidden Biases". "Hidden Brain" with Shankar Vedantam, www.npr.org. December 8, 2015.
“I'm a big fan of Kate Moss's style - no-one nails boho meets hippy chic like she does.”
“Tyrion let the eunuch help him mount. "Lord Varys," he said from the saddle, "sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I have in King's Landing and sometimes I feel you are my worst enemy." "How odd. I think quite the same of you.”
“Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To his feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me his praise should sing?”

Source : 1834 'Praise, my Soul, the King of Heaven'.
“One of the secrets, and pleasures, of cooking is to learn to correct something if it goes awry; and one of the lessons is to grin and bear it if it cannot be fixed.”
“My weak suit is whatever each reader hates about each book.”

Source : "'Morrissey's hair, bongs made of apples, MTV's 120 Minutes': Inside this month's hottest new books". Interview with Teddy Wayne, www.salon.com. May 20, 2015.
“The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.”
“We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.”

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