When a benevolent mind contemplates the republic of Lycurgus, its admiration is mixed with a degree of horror.
In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us step out of a recession; it gave a certain amount of speed to the economy. But that was the first step.
My work is about life as you and I experience it. You're either lucky or you're not lucky; either your relationship works or it doesn't.

