The exhaustion of old age is something people who are younger don't fully appreciate. Tony Benn ageexhaustionfully Change image and share on social
Age does take it out of you, and I haven't the energy I had before. Sometimes I have breakfast and sit in this chair, and I wake up and it is lunchtime. In the past, the idea of sleeping through a morning would have horrified me, but you have to accept the limitations that old age imposes on you. Tony Benn acceptagebreakfast share on social
If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library. Tony Benn basketfiftyfile Change image and share on social
My day rotates around my family. I am very lucky. Tony Benn dayfamilylucky Change image and share on social
I think if you're going to be committed to doing anything, you really have to care about it, and I suppose that is a romantic idea. Tony Benn carecommitidea Change image and share on social
Someone comes every morning at nine o'clock to see if I am still alive. I do get lonely, yes, but I have the children who come and see me. I see all my children every week, and there are the grandchildren, too. Tony Benn alivechildclock share on social
All war represents a failure of diplomacy. Tony Benn diplomacyfailurerepresent Change image and share on social
It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you. Tony Benn dangerousdisagreefind Change image and share on social
Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters. Tony Benn broadcastbroadcasterimportant Change image and share on social