I am a big advocate of what is known as net neutrality. This means that providers are compelled to transmit content without political or commercial pre-selection.

Confidentiality and transparency are not mutually exclusive, but rather two sides of the same coin.

You cannot protect something without intervening on some level.

Everyone learns in a crisis.

The Americans are and remain our best friends, but this is absolutely not right. We can't simply return to business as usual.

I am sympathetic to the fact that Turkey is doing everything it can to prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into its own country.

Political leaders have to withstand headwinds.

Showing strength is different than showing muscle.

Security matters should not be entrusted to people who make decisions without weighing things up.

I don't want anybody to accuse me of taking advantage of the situation to pursue a particular political agenda.

One should never send soldiers on a mission based on just good will and good intent. Unfortunately, that can mean one has to stand by and watch human rights abuses take place.

Science/horror/Non-Fiction/Technology/Music/Games/Space... these are the subjects of future. The other again will develop but not with such speed like these here.

Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple and the simple thing is the right thing.

If ever I utter an oath again may my soul be blasted to eternal damnation!

The English winter - ending in July to recommence in August

No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be emerald, my color undiminished.

My grandmother wanted me to get a good education, so she kept me as far away from schools as possible.

Like all good ruins, I look better by moonlight.

There’s no better way to energize your body, mind, and spirit than by taking care of yourself.

I mean I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag. But when you grit your teeth and stick it out until dawn!

If you break your knee, you have therapy on your knee, and it's the same for your heart.