What are the Greeks, impoverished and miserable, supposed to do?
If it's too cold or miserable outside to do much business, hold off and wait for a better day.
"I sometimes think you should be miserable in order to do philosophy," he says.
She played of course (from 1964 to 1987) the Rovers Return charlady Hilda Ogden, an inveterate gossip in curlers and headscarf, and although not quite a battleaxe (despite making husband Stan's life traditionally miserable), always ready to do screeching battle with anyone or anything that crossed her.
I have many friends and family who are miserable in their decent or even well-paying jobs and some who may not be miserable but are longing to do something else.
The biggest reason behind the Lakers' miserable start had less to do with coaching than the fact the players needed time to, well, play together.
Thatcher, whose anti-communist credentials were unquestioned, was the first important Western leader to suggest that Gorbachev sincerely wanted to fix his miserable country, and that to do it would entail halting the exorbitant arms race with the West.
You have a choice to either stay miserable about it or to do something that improves your quality of life.
"It's a bit like being a policeman," he said, "a miserable job that someone has to do".
"It was unbelievable…." Said Bennett, "Why am I going to be miserable doing something I love to do and, for the most part, was pretty good at?" To read more about the parent-coach divide, read "Parents Driving Coaches Away From the Game," and then join the discussion.
