I was absolutely shocked, appalled and ashamed when I heard about the Milly Dowler case only two weeks ago.

Can we change the world? No, but hell, we can all try.

We need to push ourselves to make as many reductions as possible in our own energy use first - and that takes time. But we must do this quickly - the climate will not wait for us.

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.

When I hear something going wrong, I insist on it being put right.

Monopoly is a terrible thing, till you have it.

In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved.