Quote by Polly Toynbee
Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron d

Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge. – Polly Toynbee

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It is now possible to quantify peoples levels of happiness pretty accurately by asking them, by observation, and by measuring electrical activity in the brain, in degrees from terrible pain to sublime joy. – Polly Toynbee

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How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the worlds main religions? – Polly Toynbee

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But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. – Polly Toynbee

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So long as we can lose any happiness, we possess some. – Booth Tarkington

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If you flatter yourself properly you will be better able to enjoy yourself. Stretch your joy so that others enjoy you too. – Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery, 2007

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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. – Gustave Flaubert

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You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness. – Brad Garrett

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