#dl

Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven't had our coffee, in which case we feel 107. ↗

— Martha Beck

#acquaintances #almost #case #coffee #elderly

Denial exists because human infants, though equipped with trust-o-meters, are built to trust, blindly and absolutely, any older person who wanders past. ↗

— Martha Beck

#any #because #blindly #built #denial

How do you build a relationship when you've hardly shared a word but suddenly share a child? How do you love a daughter you don't see for nearly two years? When does she become your daughter? How does she become your daughter? ↗

— Boris Becker

#build #child #daughter #does #hardly

What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#cradle #down #goes #mother #sings

I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave. ↗

— Antony Beevor

#friendly #i #joined #like #loved

UNICEF has repeatedly called on governments to ensure basic services for children and this includes providing food where the need exists. ↗

— Carol Bellamy

#called #children #ensure #exists #food

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#expression #favour #free #free expression #i

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality. ↗

— Arnold Bennett

#godlike #impartiality #judging #remember #same

The age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

#age #busy #knowledge #live #perfection

You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous. ↗

— Bonnie Tyler

#friendly #irish #think #welsh #you