Going against the tide has never been difficult for me. It wasn't even a conscious decision but the natural consequence of following my own instinct.

There is nothing more powerful than the made-up mind.

If we pass on an unsustainable environment to our children we have failed them.

We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it.

Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.

If you want to swim across the English Channel from England to France - you have to leave your doubt on the beach in England.

The right to have our environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations is our most important human right.

The importance of music extends well beyond its performance.

The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment. If you don't train properly, you'll die.

When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.

The blues is also existential and offers a sense of mature reflection that enabled it to be the leitmotif of modern life.

Want to turn your dream in idea? Then write how wonderful it is with all the details. But never forget to plan step by step how to make it a reality. Dream without action does not produce results.

We do not actually know other people

Dignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning French or collecting scarves.

I love my BlackBerry, I love my Apple Mac, I love technology.

I love short stories because I believe they are the way we live.

When youre asked/told to come to Canberra by your Prime Minister, in the country I grow up in, you obey that.

I doubt if there is any single individual within the scientific community who could cope with the full range of [creationist] arguments without the help of an army of consultants in special fields.

There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all capable of it. It's our evolutionary history.

Cryptography is the ultimate form of non-violent direct action.

Oh! was ever woman so blessed as I am.