One day you're the statue. One day you're the pigeon.

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it.

Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.

A good marriage is a contest of generosity.

People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong.

Do something you really love in the most adventurous place you can and make sure it helps other people.

Don't let other people tell you who you are.

I have a liberal definition of news because I think news can be what excites people. I'm not very sanctimonious about what news is and isn't.

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

Wake up curious, and determined to find an answer

I so believe in the fact that we are somehow born to love the truth

Real vision dies only when life dies. Once we live, we hope, we yearn for and we aspire to have something!

There are a few things that even sarcasm can't protect you from.

I trust the integrity of the British government and the British soldiers.

At my age, I don't think anyone is untouched by cancer.

Failure is an event, not a person. You are NOT a failure!

Climate change: Never before in history have human beings been called on to act collectively in defence of the Earth

With Hillary Clinton, it's all talk and no action.

I was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.

What I've learnt is never to work with the person you are in a relationship with because sometimes you need a break.