Never before have humans been so ambitious, have they thought that they could be much more than their parents were.

I think the hero in our generation is not the individual but the pair, two people who together add up to more than they are apart.

The British have turned their sense of humour into a national virtue. It is odd, because through much of history, humour has been considered cheap, and laughter something for the lower orders. But British aristocrats didn't care a damn about what people thought of them, so they made humour acceptable.

The English reputation for humour is a way by which people avoid revealing themselves and have superficial relationships, so that you can engage in banter without making yourself vulnerable.

Change the way you think, and you are halfway to changing the world.

Forks and spoons have probably done more to reconcile people who cannot agree than guns and bombs ever did

Never before have humans been so ambitious, have they thought that they could be much more than their parents were.