Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Roy Hattersley
Born: December 28, 1932 (age 92)
Bio: Roy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley is a British Labour politician, author and journalist from Sheffield. He was for Birmingham Sparkbrook for 33 years from 1964 to 1997.
Known for:
- David Lloyd George: The Great Outsider (2010)
- The Edwardians (2004)
- Buster's Diaries (1998)
- A Yorkshire boyhood (1983)
Roy Hattersley Quotes