I want people to know there is more to Somalia than looting and piracy.

I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is.

I can be me, and people seem quite happy with that.

I got my first lifetime achievement award years ago, and I was very excited, but then I got a sense of: Well, can one get a second lifetime award?

I will die, but not retire.

Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future

I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble.