Bangalore has become a centre for healthcare.

Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education.

All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.

Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.

As the Internet of things advances, the very notion of a clear dividing line between reality and virtual reality becomes blurred, sometimes in creative ways.

The idea of entrepreneurship applies as much in politics, religion, society and the arts as it does in business.

The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices.

Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.

The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.

All innovation is about letting go, saying goodbye to things to create space for the new.

One of the lessons of history is that even the deepest crises can be moments of opportunity. They bring ideas from the margins into the mainstream.

Don't be jealous, be agressive. Make 2012 yours!

I want to hear the wind in the trees. Feel the sun warm my back. I want to see birds fly in a sky with no boundaries.

The same way that I practiced the violin, the same way that I practiced my dance moves, I decided that I was going to practice being positive and practice loving myself.

What I'm after is not living to 1,000. I'm after letting people avoid death for as long as they want to.

All too infrequently do I encounter a new voice as delightful, compelling, and intelligent as that of Molly Tanzer.

A good liar must have a good memory. Kissinger is a stupendous liar with a remarkable memory.

Success is such a relative thing for me. I'm fundamentally a Christian which means that ultimately all of the penultimate titles and things you just had to wear with a loose garment. Really.

The world's a forest, in which all lose their way; though by a different path each goes astray.

It's true that all men are pigs. The trick is to tame one who knows how to find truffles.

The true artist is known by what he annexes, and he annexes everything.