I think every child in every country, not just South Africa, every year should go to a national park, and it should be part of their basic curriculum.

Very few things which are really worth achieving come easily. Sometimes they do, but most of the time you really have to work hard and cleverly.

Britain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players.

We have to appreciate that we are part of nature, we must work with nature; the environment is our lifeline.

You shouldn't be able to do a swim at the North Pole, it should be frozen over.

I've got two dogs - one's a Jack Russell and she's one year old now, and I've got another dog called Kanga, and I got him from a rescue shelter, and there's nothing I enjoy more than just walking them on the beach in Cape Town. I find that very destressing and very relaxing.

Ordinary won't change the world.