Advertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed.

The essence of parenthood is to make children think that they are the most handsome, intelligent, brilliant person in the world.

Poetry can't cure cancer, but it can save your life until you die.

America's critics can be heard everywhere. It is too much in love with money - worshipping the god of the marketplace, the golden calf. It has too much money, seven of the top 10 banks, eight of the top 10 companies etc. It is too stingy, giving away less of its wealth than other countries. It is vulgar, a rich barbarian.

Sibling relationships are complicated. All family relationships are. Look at Hamlet.

It's my view that human dignity - an attribute which for years has been taken by the Left in British politics - resides in fact in Tory values of independence, individuality and self determination.

Advertising holding companies used to boast about their share of the advertising market. Now they are proud of how much of their business is not in advertising.