All real capitalisms are impure hybrids, mongrels mixed with other strains.

Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education.

All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.

Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.

As the Internet of things advances, the very notion of a clear dividing line between reality and virtual reality becomes blurred, sometimes in creative ways.

The idea of entrepreneurship applies as much in politics, religion, society and the arts as it does in business.

The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices.

Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.

Bangalore has become a centre for healthcare.

The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.

All innovation is about letting go, saying goodbye to things to create space for the new.

Empty teacups gathered around her and dictionary pages fell at her feet.

A deep soul lives in conscious awareness of eternity, not simply today.

I really believe that no matter how old people get, they tend to change in certain ways depending on how people treat them - they change their colors.

Religion has become the blind spot of American journalism.

The religions are delusional constructs formed around an infallible core.

Iran rejects weapons of mass destruction based on its belief system, its religious belief system, as well as its ethical standpoint.

Make friendship a fine art.

There's no such thing as hurting someone for their own good. There's only hurting someone for your own good.

Genes are very important at the individual level but these differences tend to cancel at the national level.

Write what you know. Write what you don't know. But most of all, write what you'd rather not know.