The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about.

If I had to predict, the way things are going, I'd say the chances are about 50-50 that humanity will be extinct or nearly extinct within 50 years. Weapons of mass destruction, disease, I mean this global warming is scaring the living daylights out of me.

When I was young and ocean-racing competitively, and working the rest of the time, I was going 24 hours. I was on the verge of collapsing. But you've got to slow down a bit.

Where's the upside in opening your mouth?

I'm a very good thinker, but I sometimes grab the wrong word. I say something I didn't think through adequately. I mean, I don't type my speeches, then sit up there and read them off the teleprompter, you know. I wing it.

The more good I do, the more money has come in. You have to learn to give. You're not born to give. You're born selfish.

I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.