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" As I get older, people do come up to me just to give me a hug. "

Miriam Margolyes

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Positive Attitude

" I had a very good kiss from Bob Monkhouse once. I thought, 'If I was straight, I would go for Bob.' "

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" From my earliest days, reading was my passion, and at Cambridge, where I studied English literature, my intellectual life deepened and grew. "

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" One of the worst things about ageing is the waning of your physical powers. I live in a house with 64 stairs, and I cannot run up and down them any more; my knee has conked out. "

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" I can't recall a bad review - maybe I'm due one. But the worst thing would be if somebody said I was inaudible. Reach your audience's ears - only then can you reach their hearts. "

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" Old people have a much better time in India because they're respected. "

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" I have a class prejudice - against the upper class, which is foolish. "

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