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1. "The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral." ~ Simon Hoggart
2. "Corney & Barrow are proud to have the royal warrant, meaning that they provide the Palace with some of the greatest - and necessarily most expensive - wines from around the world. I am pleased to say that they also hold my own warrant, for providing exceptional wines at - surprisingly - modest prices." ~ Simon Hoggart
3. "I've been intrigued by 'Le Monde' ever since work took me to Paris once, and I noted that on a day when there was some huge worldwide story, the paper led its front page on some cabinet changes in Turkey. It implied a magnificent disdain for the quotidian folderol of mere news." ~ Simon Hoggart
4. "I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else. We have lethal Sunni v Shia, Catholic against Protestant, but no agnostic suicide bombers attack crowded atheist pubs." ~ Simon Hoggart
5. "While it is entirely untrue that Canadians lack a sense of humour, the funniest ones tend to head south: Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox." ~ Simon Hoggart
6. "The British are the last national group who can be insulted by Hollywood without any comeback. These days if you depict Italians as gangsters, Saudis as terrorists or Mexicans as violent drug dealers you'll never hear the end of it. But as still the largest - and possibly the richest - ethnic group in the States, the British just have to take it." ~ Simon Hoggart
7. "If you read the 'Daily Mail,' you would imagine that the British middle classes lead lives of unremitting misery." ~ Simon Hoggart
8. "Poor Harper Seven Beckham, having to live with that name all her life. It's the Boy Named Sue syndrome; at the very least it will toughen her up." ~ Simon Hoggart
9. "Remember how Margaret Thatcher came to believe that abroad was more important than at home? Didn't do her much good." ~ Simon Hoggart
10. "Switzerland still has a huge share of the watch market, all advertised at the airport on illuminated hoardings. Gosh, they are ugly." ~ Simon Hoggart
11. "Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique. It's just that they have more to buy than most other people on the planet. And it's also an affirmation of faith in their country." ~ Simon Hoggart
12. "I also learned to play Fruit Ninja on an iPad. It is quite hypnotic, and I hope one day to get past 100 points. I remembered that David Cameron admits to being an addict. I wonder if it helps him in his work. 'Great, just destroyed a pineapple! Reminds me, shall we send those grenades to the Syrian rebels?'" ~ Simon Hoggart
13. "I think the great thing about grandparents is seeing another home, realising that people you love can have different priorities, different diversions, different opinions and lead quite different lives from the ones you see every day, and that is immensely valuable." ~ Simon Hoggart
14. "I cannot be alone in being pretty nauseated by Red Nose Day, or at least its television manifestation. Do I think that wretchedly poor children in Africa should get food and life-saving drugs? Of course. Do I want to be hectored into contributing by celebrities who earn more in a 10-minute slot than many of these families get in a year? Nope." ~ Simon Hoggart
15. "Life was so much simpler in pre-video days when everyone refused invitations because the 'Forsyte Saga' was on. Now we all just have a long list of unwatched shows, all of which, it seems, our friends are raving about. I feel as outdated as if I wore a Fair Isle sweater, ate Pot Noodle and had a two-bar electric fire in the sitting room." ~ Simon Hoggart
16. "When you visit a foreign city you are in it, but not of it, separated by a glass wall. Once, while a student, I was getting dressed in my ground-floor room when a family of Italians crossed the grass to watch, as if I were laid on for their amusement and instruction." ~ Simon Hoggart
17. "Even I would find a book about my life pretty dull." ~ Simon Hoggart
18. "I've served on five different juries, and many of them were bonkers in their own way." ~ Simon Hoggart
19. "In Washington, success is just a training course for failure." ~ Simon Hoggart
20. "Most successful American politicians look well-fed on endorsements, campaign contributions and chicken dinners." ~ Simon Hoggart
21. "She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its second childhood." ~ Simon Hoggart
22. "The Chinese do make vast quantities of wine for home consumption, but you wouldn't want to drink it yourself." ~ Simon Hoggart

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