Stephen Fry Quotes
There are some things I don't like, about which I think, well, that's me. But coriander is a giant hoax perpetrated by a perverted society.
Fry, Stephen. QI. Series H, Episode 2, BBC, 2010.
His appointment as U. N. Ambassador was very controversial as he had a long record of opposition to the United Nations. In this quotation he was alluding to the traditional diplomatic methodology of providing “carrots and stick” in foreign policy.
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster. Since 2011, he has served as President of the mental health charity Mind.