The image we have of a famous person often bears no relation to them.

Chairman Mao not only introduced Pinyin in China, but also simplified half the Chinese characters, believing that fewer strokes would enable more people to learn to write the characters.

I can't establish the veracity of what people say because only they know whether they are telling the truth. I can't look into your mind, can I?

Stephen Fry is a master exponent of the English tongue. Some people might think that he is the most irritating man in Britain, but my wife and I love him all the same.

If you are a friend of somebody and that friend is in trouble, you don't just drop them.

The beauty of the Internet is that there's no space limit.

It was something of a personal challenge for me to come up with a business suitable for the Internet world and the Internet age.