Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

Who can't like pigs? They're wonderful creatures! I've always liked pigs.

It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society.

That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic.

Our minds can come up with the most entertaining possibilities, if we let them. But most of the time, we keep them under far too close a check.

It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.

When you allow people to do what they wish, then that is what they do. They stop doing the things they need to do.