Youve simply got to go on and on with your family and friends and tell them how much you love them because you never know whether theyll be there tomorrow, do you?

If you feel compelled to give a New Year's Eve party, don't invite people to arrive too early or they'll go off the boil before midnight.

I think we ought to have a kindness year, or a kindness century.

I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half.

Always be nice to everyone in the firm on the way up. You never know who you may meet on the way down.

The male - I have found - is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

Although it is the biggest time-waster in office life, you must never underrate the importance of the memo. You will be judged by the volume of your paper work.