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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Why weren’t you beautiful? That would’ve solved everything.’('Left from Dhakeshwari')

When you accept fallibility within yourself you become more perfect.

I have never been nervous in all my life and I have no patience with people who are. If you know what you are going to do you have no reason to be nervous. And I knew what I was going to do.

I've really actually grown with my girlfriends and the people that they've introduced me to and the way that I've been welcomed in by their families. I'm a very, very lucky man.

You live your comedic life close to the edge, you're gonna cross the line and offend people.

Taiwan is an independent, sovereign country.

I have never gauged myself against anyone else.

To command, you must first of all speak to the eyes.

In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I've never had in America!