Esther Rantzen Professions : Journalist Born : June 22, 1940 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Esther Rantzen Nobody ever feels rich. Esther Rantzen rich wealth I want to spend more time with my family, but I'm not sure they want to spend more time with me. Esther Rantzen my-family not-sure The best test to know whether an entity is real or fictional is the test of suffering. A nation cannot suffer, feel pain or fear, or has no consciousness. Even if it loses a war, the soldier suffers, the civilians suffer, but the nation cannot suffer. Similarly, a corporation cannot suffer, when it loses its value, it doesn't suffer. All these things, they're fictions. If people bear in mind this distinction, it could improve the way we treat one another and the other animals. It's not a good idea to cause suffering to real entities in the service of fictional stories. Esther Rantzen pain real war Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors