Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

Quote by Stephen Fry

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I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally...

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally...

I think my view is that whenever you project into the future you're never likely...

I think my view is that whenever you project into the future you're never likely...

It's rather splendid to think of all those great men and women who appear to...

It's rather splendid to think of all those great men and women who appear to...

There is so much we can learn from TV. It's a window on the world.

There is so much we can learn from TV. It's a window on the world.

Personally, I'd never seen a graphic novel. I knew they existed because friends of mine...

Personally, I'd never seen a graphic novel. I knew they existed because friends of mine...

Moving from chair to chair, from coffee machine to coffee machine is the limit of...

Moving from chair to chair, from coffee machine to coffee machine is the limit of...

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

Oh, it takes a lot for me to walk out of a film.

Oh, it takes a lot for me to walk out of a film.

It was extremely important to show that Wilde's sexuality was not just some intellectual idea....

It was extremely important to show that Wilde's sexuality was not just some intellectual idea....

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

Weve all met people who are supposedly incredibly intelligent but dont know which way to...

Weve all met people who are supposedly incredibly intelligent but dont know which way to...

I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if...

I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if...

You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into...

You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into...

But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by...

But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by...

I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and eccentric. He...

I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and eccentric. He...

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that...

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that...

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which...

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which...

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

If money is all that a man makes, then he will be poor. Poor in...

If money is all that a man makes, then he will be poor. Poor in...

I swear... to hold my teacher in this art equal to my own parents; to...

I swear... to hold my teacher in this art equal to my own parents; to...