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.

One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle.

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.

From my travels around the world I have seen how much damage and pollution is done by the careless disposal of waste. It is also evident that we in the West produce far more and throw away far more than the developing world, almost without thinking

I think some of the best modern writing comes now from travellers.

You can't get a suit of armour and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead.

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.