Quote by Polly Toynbee
Most people come to fear not death itself, but the many terrible w

Most people come to fear not death itself, but the many terrible ways of dying. – Polly Toynbee

Other quotes by Polly Toynbee

People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly, longing for death. – Polly Toynbee

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Death
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Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiable. That means people and whole societies can now be measured over time and compared accurately with one another. Causes and cures for unhappiness can be quantified. – Polly Toynbee

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Happiness
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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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History
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I have never known any distress that an hours reading did not relieve. – Charles de Montesquieu

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Fear

My greatest fear: repetition. – Max Frisch

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Fear

I was probably more scared of my high school exams than I was of the Oscars. At the time you think its everything and if you dont do well, your lifes over. Opportunities are gone. So the more you do it, the less the fear is present. – Hugh Jackman

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Fear

I fear those big words which make us so unhappy. – James Joyce

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Fear

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If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it. – William James

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