Britain didn't win WWII by panicking. Let´s be bold, determined and stick to the best of values.

What I'm really worried about is war. Will the former rich countries really accept a completely changed world economy, and a shift of power away from where it has been the last 50 to 100 to 150 years, back to Asia?

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

It seems the public in Europe has not yet learnt that most girls in India today go to school.

My husband is my most valuable resource.

My interest is not data, it's the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it's very difficult to measure in numbers.

When I have an argument with someone, even with someone I am not very close with, I can't sleep at night thinking about it. It's terrible. But I still manage speak out frankly because I have also been gifted with the ability to read people. I can sense when they start to get irritated with me, and then, I shift.