Diversity in and of itself is a strong positive.

Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

Think about it. Women control 70 percent of global consumer spending . . . when women do better, economies do better.

All stakeholders must participate in the gains and losses of any particular situation.

If Lehman Brothers had been a bit more Lehman Sisters ... we would not have had the degree of tragedy that we had as a result of what happened.

I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.

If inflation is the genie, then deflation is the ogre that must be fought decisively.

The financial industry is a service industry. It should serve others before it serves itself.

Social unrest and protectionism are the two major risks of the world economic crisis.

We cannot just look at a country by looking at charts, graphs, and modelling the economy. Behind the numbers there are people.

The flame of fire burns within.

Educate yourself to the highest degree.

We are, each of us, a multitude. I am not the man I was this morning, nor the man of yesterday. I am a throng of myself queued through time. We are, gentle reader, each a crowd within a crowd.

Productivity is about looking forward. Looking back too much, or trying to be too much of a perfectionist, can destroy that productivity. So keep going. Keep creating. Keep building.

Therapy is about every kids nightmare when people are telling you that you need to get help but all you really want is a hug.

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours.

You can trust a crystal ball about as far as you can throw it.

Stay alert. The big moral crossroads in your life may not come labeled as such.

I always tell people it's funny that they think I'm a relationship expert because my two books are about getting out of relationships.

My energy comes from freedom and a rebellious spirit.