I was a terrible dancer. I dance like an Englishman.

I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either of you. I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.

We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more exploratory, more democratic, more playful and more humorous. The closed mode is the tighter, more rigid, more hierarchical, more tunnel-visioned. Most people, unfortunately spend most of their time in the closed mode.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

English television from the Fifties to the Nineties was the least bad in the world, and now it's just as bad as it is anywhere.

If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time to be considering alternative strategies.

The Americans are so much more positive. They are much more in love with success. In Britain, they're a fairly envious bunch, and they love it if you fail.