Very few things which are really worth achieving come easily. Sometimes they do, but most of the time you really have to work hard and cleverly.

Sometimes we set boundaries for ourselves in life, or even worse, we allow others to do so. In many cases, these boundaries are just in our mind and need to be pushed away.

Ordinary won't change the world.

We have to appreciate that we are part of nature, we must work with nature; the environment is our lifeline.

I think every child in every country, not just South Africa, every year should go to a national park, and it should be part of their basic curriculum.

I love swimming, swimming's my passion and I hope I swim until the last day of my life, so I really, really do enjoy swimming, but swimming for me is simply a way of carrying a message.

Britain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players.

You shouldn't be able to do a swim at the North Pole, it should be frozen over.

If you've got a problem and you multiply it by 50-million people, it becomes unsolvable, but if you've got a problem and you divide it by 50-million people, it becomes solvable.

I was very, very lucky because I started swimming when most of the landmarks in the world had not been swum.

Mount Everest is a very spiritual place, it's a beautiful mountain.

Somewhere along the way we all go a bit mad. So burn, let go and dive into the horror, because maybe it’s the chaos which helps us find where we belong.

Sometimes I dream a sentence and write it down. It’s usually nonsense, but sometimes it seems a key to another world.

Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotion, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotion, because the body always follows the mind.

John McGovern taught me that it's OK to write repeatedly about the same things.

The last thing Jews need is to create tension with their best friends. And the last thing Christians need is a renewal of Christian hatred toward Jesus' people.

Secret of my success was to have ambition and know minds of men.

There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.

That's me. I can be me a bit at home, but I'm kind of like a square peg in a round hole.

I have played a few lay saints in my time.

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that once unleashed can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.