The world's richest half billion people - that's about seven per cent of the global population - are responsible for fifty per cent of the world's emissions.

Paradoxically, to be truly idle, you also have to be efficient.

When walking you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder.

I've found that there isn't any correlation whatsoever between the hours put in and the quality of what comes out. Most of the Beatles' songs probably originated in about five minutes.

Although I played a lot of computer games in my 20s, now I have children of my own I hate them with a passion.

Being good to people is the only insurance policy you need.

Often, the things that a lot of work has gone into have been incredibly bad because they're over-worked.