The Renaissanceโฆ was based on a new idea of the importance of the individual. But this was a fragile foundation, because individuals depended on constant applause and admiration to sustain them. There is a shortage of applause in the world, and there is not enough respect to go around.
Theodore ZeldinEverything I am going to say to you is the child of a conversation. [...] That is the aspect of conversation that particularly excites me: how conversation changes the way you see the world, and even changes the world.
Theodore ZeldinPeople in this world of superficial communication find themselves isolated and lonely and have difficult in talking about personal things that really matter to them.
Theodore ZeldinThe kind of conversation I like is one in which you are prepared to emerge a slightly different person.
Theodore Zeldin