If you have democracy, people will vote for washing machines. They love them.

We must obviously be much more clever in using resources, regulate with tax and promote innovations.

My experience from 20 years of Africa is that the seemingly impossible is possible.

Eighteen fifty-eight was a year of great technological advancement in the West. That was the year when Queen Victoria was able, for the first time, to communicate with President Buchanan, through the Transatlantic Telegraphic Cable. And they were the first to ‘Twitter’ transatlantically.

As a person with the retentive mental capacity of a goldfish and a dislike of repetition, I frequently make use of the thesaurus built into my Microsoft Word U.K. Software.

Few people will appreciate the music if I just show them the notes. Most of us need to [hear it].

Half of the energy is used by one seventh of the world's population.