The politics of Europe is unimaginative and bureaucratic.

At heart, Pearson is in the intellectual property business, be it through publishing books or the Financial Times.

It takes a long time to build democracy, to build freedom.

I think that the best companies are companies that have a real purpose.

A recipe for success. Think, do. Repeat as needed.

The next time that something seemingly bad happens to you, look for the divine in it. Look for the soul in the mundane, every day occurrences of your life. Look for the spark, look for the light.

The signs of sociopathy are usually there before we are abused

Miracles are like murders. After the first one, each becomes easier than the last for, with each success, the miracle-worker's certainty in himself becomes stronger.

No one should brave the underworld alone.

What is common to many is least taken care of, for all men have greater regard for what is their own than what they possess in common with others.

Everybody has a background. Everybody has a past. Not everybody's the same person all the way through.

I'm sure the movie industry is going up but I would love to see more Chinese films about contemporary Chinese about the problems of life on the street.

The aesthetic principle is the same in every art, only the material differs.

There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.