15 Quotes by Stephen Fried

I played in the chapel on Sundays, then moved on to polishing corridors.

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those whose grip upon the world is so tenuous that they can be severely offended by words and phrases yet remain all unoffended by the injustice, violence and oppression that howls daily

I don't think the bitterest enemy of the Perrier Award could deny that it has spotted some real talent.

The first time I heard the extraordinary story of Ramanujan, I tucked it away in my mind.

Invoking the story of David, Davies implored his students to “imbibe and cherish a public spirit. Serve your generation. Live not for your selves, but the public. Be the servants of the Church; the servants of your Country; the servants of all.” He exhorted them to “esteem yourselves” not by how much “more happy, honourable and important” you can become but by how much “more useful you are!

It was kind of sad. We got her on the cover, but I could see the change in her beauty. There was an emptiness in her eyes.