I have been unusually blessed in that I've been allowed to pursue two strands of a career that both delight me and seem to please the public.

Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future

Geography prepares for the world of work - geographers, with their skills of analysis are highly employable!

Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life

One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle.

I always wanted to be an explorer, but - it seemed I was doomed to be nothing more than a very silly person.

The human race should just slow down and think about what it is doing.

I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.

I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.

All I ask of food is that it doesn't harm me.

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people.

You will find it possible to forgive when you realize that forgiveness is self remedy.

I guess I've been making records since I was 16, and even when 50 people bought them, I thought that was amazing.

Do not shift your focus from serving others to focusing exclusively on school, work, or social activities.

I'd love to make more money in America, that's the heart of it. I make much more money in Europe. It's a shame. I'm trying now to make a profit on this next tour, and I'll be much happier.

It's not a special taste. An American composer should have something to say to a cab driver.

I love boats. I can be on a boat for days.

The more people who have access to this vital information the better society will be.

Our relationship with nature is more one of being than having. We are nature: we do not have nature.

It is sufficient for you that the one who envies you is distressed at the time of your joy.

The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously, and those who have produced immortal works have done so without knowing how or why.