Look, the whole world wants to modernize, and when you look to what they mean by modernizing, they mean Americanize. Would a modern Greek prefer to live in Orange County than Piraeus? Yes. Absolutely.

News - communicating news and ideas, I guess - is my passion. And giving people alternatives so that they have two papers to read (and) alternative television channels.

The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.

Successful workers will be those who embrace a lifetime of learning. Those who don't will be left behind.

Why is Jewish owned press so consistently anti-Israel in every crisis?

No one's going to be able to operate without a grounding in the basic sciences. Language would be helpful, although English is becoming increasingly international. And travel. You have to have a global attitude.

It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests.