Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other, everything to gain

To have a good enemy, choose a friend; he knows where to strike

For my kids to come back after losing that first match took a lot of gumption. They could have easily died. I'm very proud. They needed to know they could do that.

We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and our own.

It is the museum's policy not to comment on the cost of exhibitions.

It's the practicality of a lot of these objects that will surprise many people. They're works of art, but they were intended to be functional.