If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development.
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
I want to put a ding in the universe.
If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.
Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.
In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
Nothing is black or white.
Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.
An intellectual is a man who doesn't know how to park a bike.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.
A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead.
People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.
Never lend your car to someone you've given birth to.
