Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs.

Well they do have a use, but we should never believe that any international conference is going to suddenly solve problems like the condition of the global environment.

We're either going to save the world or no one will be saved.

I believe we are going to move into a situation where the more effective conferences will be smaller, more specialized, more focused, with occasional large gatherings to get the attention of the larger world.

I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn.

My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.

If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money into fishing fleets that are going to exacerbate the problem by over-fishing is not the way to preserve the underlying asset.