In the absence of fear there is little faith.

I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.

There are many ways of seeing the world. You can hang upside down from a meteor, volunteer to be the fourth stage of a three-stage rocket, or simply get in a balloon and keep going. But if it's sheer, unadulterated discomfort you're looking for, just stay on land.

All I ask of food is that it doesn't harm me.

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

I have been unusually blessed in that I've been allowed to pursue two strands of a career that both delight me and seem to please the public.