I didn't much like being in Parliament physically. I found it a bit depressing. It's very dark and heavy. I like being out and about.

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.

Bangalore has become a centre for healthcare.

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.

Morality is societal, but kindness is universal. Be kind even if it not always ethical.

Worrying can only come as an enemy of the solution to your problem.

You would rather face a life without me than to have me choose a life I would not choose for myself.

Any path is only a path and there is no affront to oneself or to others in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you.

No scheme pays as well as legitimate business.

Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question.

It was tough doing 'Underneath the Lintel' in New Jersey in the wintertime, but rewarding. Those audiences were lively and interactive. On-stage was great, but off-stage was difficult.

Caryl Churchill is a writer of some note, but in the sack, she makes me explain everything.

The world has far too much morality.

Natural gas is the best transportation fuel. It's better than gasoline or diesel. It's cleaner, it's cheaper, and it's domestic. Natural gas is 97 percent domestic fuel, North America.