My father was from the South and turned me into a news junkie at a very early age. I would sit and watch TV with him.

New technology is changing the way we can film. It's enabling us to get fresh new images and tell brand new stories.

The idea of having new perspectives on our planet, and actually being able to get that message out, gets me out of bed every day with a spring in my step.

I think that women are much more collaborative; men are much more competitive.

You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.

Its so much easier to throw rocks than it is to govern.

Technology alone isn't enough. To really get the money shots, it's down to being in the right place at the right time.

When I was in my early 20s, I studied tae kwon do and hapkido. I earned brown belts in both of them.

I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.

God answers all true prayer either in kind or in kindness.

The chief role of the universities is to prolong adolescence into middle age, at which point early retirement ensures that we lack the means or the will to enforce significant change.

Effective science teaching calls for active contact with research and that teachers need to mingle with other scientists and to know what is going on in the field.

People say, My God, you're so disciplined. But it has nothing to do with discipline; I loved it. Because I knew that every time I went to the gym I was one step closer to winning the competition.

Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill.

My work is not repetition. It is an exploration.

Relationships between governments are important, but relationships between people are the real foundation of mutual understanding.

Dyin' ain't much of a livin'.

I don't have anything against colour. It is just not my first preference. I have always found black and white photographs to be quieter and more mysterious than those made in colour.

Content is fire. Social media is gasoline.