The great thing about marriage is that it creates trust, the most precious of things.

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.

People in this world of superficial communication find themselves isolated and lonely and have difficult in talking about personal things that really matter to them.

The past is what provides us with the building blocks. Our job today is to create new buildings out of them.

What we make of people, and what we see in the mirror when we look at ourselves, depends on what we know of the world, what we believe to be possible, what memories we have, and whether our loyalties are to the past, the present or the future.

Conversation creates a new kind of network within organizations. Current networks are used for competitive advantage, but conversation is focused on encouraging people to realize their potential.

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