To my surprise, my 70s are nicer than my 60s and my 60s than my 50s, and I wouldnt wish my teens and 20s on my enemies. – Lionel Blue
Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again. – Lionel Blue
My mother enjoyed old age, and because of her Ive begun to enjoy parts of it too. So far Ive had it good and am crumbling nicely. – Lionel Blue
For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God. – Lionel Blue
At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I cant say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake. – Goran Ivanisevic
We were probably the last people in the country to get a VCR and we didnt have cable. There wasnt any admiration of glamour, no, I want to look like them or have that lifestyle, because everyone in my town had the same lifestyle. So I didnt think, Ooh, a movie stars birthday! I just thought, What? – Christina Hendricks