Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom. ”

Experience shows us that most people's votes are based on their biases, not on objective reality. Elections are a collective gut reaction. That any good comes of it at all is the miracle of democracy. ”

I've been a fascinated observer of grand public funerals since I was a kid, starting with the life-altering black-and-white images of President John F. Kennedy's funeral. ”

Politics is about winning. If you don't win, you don't get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or sit the battle out. ”

What the left says sounds very good but, in practice, it works out very badly. ”

What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought. ”

Picasso is still influencing me. Of course, I haven't got that kind of energy, or skill. ”

Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life. ”

Edam and Gouda are genuine Dutch cheeses, but the real thing is a lot less bland than the varieties most of us experience in the U.K. ”

Stand outside De Eland, on the Berenstraat Bridge over the Prinsengracht, and you see what real Amsterdam life is like. ”