A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are

A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. – John B. Priestly

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Its the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say youre mad, then dangerous, then theres a pause and then you cant find anyone who disagrees with you. – Tony Benn

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