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I inherited a sick economy and passed on a sound one. But one abiding regret for me is that, in between, I did not have the resources to put in place the educational and social changes about which I cared to much; I made only a beginning, and it was not enough. ↗

— John Major

#beginning #between #cared #changes #did

The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for 'Strictly Come Dancing' than voted in the general election. ↗

— John Major

#allegedly #come #complete #dancing #disillusionment

Acting is a tough business, and the percentage of people who make it is very low - it's about 1 percent. ↗

— Lee Majors

#acting #business #low #make #people

I figured my body always would be able to repair itself. I think all of us believe that - until you begin to age and get hit with deteriorating joints. ↗

— Lee Majors

#age #always #begin #believe #body

It's time for a 21st-century retirement age. If 40 is the new 20 and 50 is the new 30, why shouldn't 70 be the new 65? The last time Washington politicians tinkered ever so gingerly with the government-sanctioned retirement age, Ronald Reagan was in office and Generation X-ers were all in diapers. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#diapers #ever #generation #generation x #last

And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, it's much more polite. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#call #called #changed #countries #developed

You are damned and praised, or encouraged or discouraged by those who listen to you, and those who come to applaud you. And to me, those people are very important. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#come #damned #discouraged #encouraged #important

Even a secret agent can't lie to a Jewish mother. ↗

— Peter Malkin

#even #jewish #lie #mother #secret

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music. ↗

— Jim Capaldi

#desire #had #music #range #such

In the future, I see me as being my own artist and definitely not a ballad singer! ↗

— Thia Megia

#ballad #being #definitely #future #i