Wales Quotes

Mainly it's the parents who remember me. But the kids today, what they do is go and Google you. A lot of them turn up and they know everything about me. They say: 'You scored 346 goals' or 'You wore the No9 shirt for Liverpool.'
People say you should go out at the top but I was enjoying my football so much. Robbie Fowler's exactly the same: he's not playing for money any more, he's playing for enjoyment. Why go out at the top if it's going to make you miserable? I just wanted to play as long as I could.
The only thing I can cook is Welsh rarebit.
There are a lot of famous comedians from Liverpool, then obviously the Beatles, and the football club. That's what people in Liverpool are passionate about.
This is why cup finals are so special because on the day anyone can beat anyone. That's what it's all about and that's why for me the FA Cup and the Carling Cup are the best cups in the world. That's the beauty of the cup.
You can enjoy yourself, but you need to look after yourself as well.
You've got to have a dream... if you don't have any big dreams, nothing happens.
For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose the wrong subjects at A-level. I read all the sciences to start with, and then had to admit, 'This isn't what I want to do' and changed course.
I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.
I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.
I'd always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad - he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can't get my head around the fact that I am older than he was - ever.
I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true.
It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious.
I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect.
My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn't gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty.
The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak.
You can't understand Twenties England until you appreciate it was under a cloud of mourning. Nearly everyone was grieving.
You have a huge amount of confidence when you're younger, which slowly ebbs away for the rest of your life. You think: 'No problem. I can do that. Why shouldn't I do it?'
All I can do is write about whatever grabs me.
I do love the past but wouldn't want to live in it.
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Alan Cranston
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19 June, 1914
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