"People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange."

"I think I'm far too hopeful and trusting. That's something I got from my mum."

"You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need you. They need your actual person: your physical personhood and your open minds and open ears and boundless compassion, sitting next to them, listening and nodding and asking questions for hours at a time."

"I think newspapers shouldn't try to compete directly with the Web, and should do what they can do better, which may be long-form journalism and using photos and art, and making connections with large-form graphics and really enhancing the tactile experience of paper."

"Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win."

"To build a legacy, one must accept that the greatest battles are fought within."

"Basically my wife was immature. I'd be at home in the bath and she'd come in and sink my boats."

"It isn't enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political system to start reflect this anger back into, 'How do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again?'"