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

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.

Each person is an enigma. You're a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle.

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 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.

Only when people learn to converse will they begin to be equal.

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.