Somewhere, a long way away, people are doing sensible things like mowing lawns and digging gardens.

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people.

I'd got over playing a character. People accepted who I was, and if I was incompetent and useless, they felt quite endeared to me.

I am very cautious of people who are absolutely right, especially when they are vehemently so.

John Hall, my geography teacher at school inspired me to a lifelong interest in geography and a curiosity about our world which has stayed with me through my life. Geography is a living, breathing subject, constantly adapting itself to change. It is dynamic and relevant. For me geography is a great adventure with a purpose.

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.

The Buddhist version of poverty is a situation where you have nothing to contribute.