The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the realm, and other matters - raising revenue to pay for things which are for all of us, and so on. That idea has turned turtle now. The state isn't any longer perceived as an institution which exists to serve us.
Tom StoppardOne bulls-eye and you're rich and famous. The rich get more famous and the famous get rich. You're the talk of the town....The sense of so much depending on success is very hard to ignore, perhaps impossible. It leads to disproportionate anxiety and disproportionate relief or disappointment.
Tom StoppardWhen I think of how things could have turned out, I feel as if I've dodged, not just bullets, but 6mm shells.
Tom StoppardBecause children grow up, we think a child's purpose is to grow up. But a child's purpose is to be a child
Tom Stoppard