The US is responsible for 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. It should take responsibility for leading the way.

Nature is not a drag on growth - its protection is an unavoidable prerequisite for sustaining economic development.

A broad and joined-up approach is needed if we are to match human demands with the capacity of the planet

We are developing all sorts of technologies based on what we have learnt from birds, animals and soils. Pollination is worth £billions. But it also highlights how nature is so interconnected.

Nature is our biggest ally in poverty reduction and achieving human welfare

From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going

We have lost sight of the dependence we have on nature in economics

The coming week in The Hague may prove to be one of the most important in the three-and-a-half-billion year history of life on earth.

You’ve never had someone you love snatched, ” I shot back, annoyed by her ignorance. “Any sense of safety kind of bites it after that. You watch your back because no one else can.

You would be derailing your life voluntarily out of fear that it might become ruined by chance. Or you could pick up and move on. Those were the only choices.

Why wear pants when you can wear a muumuu?

Beautiful clear day in Beverly Hills. The sweet smell of Botox is in the air.

I never drove a car in my life. Given my drinking habits in those days, I would have been dead a long time ago - stumbling out of a bar at 4 a.m. and getting into a car.

My past is not pleasant; I grew up in a very tough town, Waterbury, Connecticut. I grew up in New York, too, but Waterbury was tougher.

People need routines. It's like a theme in music. But it also restrictsyour thoughts and actions and limits your freedom. It structures your priorities and in some cases distorts your logic.

Offense is the essence of air power.

Be the best, but get ready to be attacked. Only mediocrity is safe.

The devil is not fighting religion. He´s too smart for that. He is producing a counterfeit Christianity, so much like the real one that good Christians are afraid to speak out against it.