Quote by Polly Toynbee
People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too

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

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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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Happiness
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Inequality makes everyone unhappy, the poor most of all, and that is well within the remit of the state. More money gives less extra happiness the richer we get, yet we are addicted to earning and spending more every year. – Polly Toynbee

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Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow. – Veronica Franco

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Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You cant do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen. – Keith Richards

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The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes. – Kate Atkinson

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Time is not what you think. Dying? Not the end of everything. We think it is. But what happens on earth is only the beginning. – Mitch Albom

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