I want people to know there is more to Somalia than looting and piracy.

Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future.

I'm not good at confrontation. I know my strengths. I like company. And I am not a great arguer... I do find it much easier talking to people I like about things we both like.

People are still crazy about Python after twenty-five years, which I find hard to believe.

I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.

I love my baby more than anything. He's like a Gerber baby. He's the cutest baby in the whole world.