1/2 #bornonthisdaysaid #KellyHolmes
“All the feelings, the emotions, the satisfaction, the tears – and all of the bad things falling off my shoulders, all of the hard times being released, all of the difficult moments suddenly seeming worth it.......
#bornonthisdaysaid #PhillipePinel (1745-1826) has been called the “father of modern psychiatry”. Against chaining up the mentally ill, he suggested they could be treated and cured. He thought “therapeutic conversations” were helpful and wanted patients treated with respect. 1/3
#bornonthisdaysaid #nickhornby
“All the books we own are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal. With each passing year our libraries become more able to articulate who we are, whether we read the books or not.”
Nick Hornby
#botd #17thApril
#bornonthisdaysaid #JoanBakewell
'What’s the best advice I’ve been given? I’ve not really been one for taking advice.'
Baroness Bakewell - A life peer
“Politics has got to be reformed. Everybody in the House of Lords knows that it’s got to go”
#botd #16thApril
#MalcolmMarshall was one of the fastest bowlers I ever saw. I was in awe watching him and trying to pick sight of the ball after it left his hand. So as a childhood hero, he was a great choice for #bornonthisdaysaid .
#botd #18thApril
#bornonthisdaysaid #RobertCarlyle
“At times of the severest depression, humour is what binds people together.”
Robert Carlyle
#botd #14thApril
#bornonthisdaysaid #AlanClark
“There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.”
#botd #13thApril #alanclarkdiaries
#bornonthisdaysaid #bobbymoore
“Of course, pace is a good thing.... But I like to think I compensate for my slowness by seeing situations quickly, by anticipating and reacting before others realise what is happening.'
Bobby Moore
#botd #12thApril
#bornonthisdaysaid
Talking about horrendous abuse his school - 'My school friends and I talk about it now with each other with... contempt, disbelief and incomprehension that sort of thing happened in plain sight and nothing was done.'
#NickyCampbell
#botd #10thApril
