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" I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability. "

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" Extremism is no more the monopoly of Islam than it is the monopoly of other religions, including Christianity. "

" All the time I feel I must justify my existence. "

" As you may possibly have noticed from time to time, I have tended to make a habit of sticking my head above the parapet and generally getting it shot off for pointing out what has always been blindingly obvious to me. "

" It is baffling, I must say, that in our modern world we have such blind trust in science and technology that we all accept what science tells us about everything - until, that is, it comes to climate science. "

" You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that. "

" The mistake is to think that clever technology can solve everything, but it can't solve our relationship with nature, which is where I think it's gone wrong in that we have somehow abandoned our proper connection with nature. "

" There is an old show business saying which warns never to work with animals or children, but nobody prepared me for Molly Meldrum. "

" On an increasingly crowded planet, humanity faces many threats - but none is greater than climate change. It magnifies every hazard and tension of our existence. "

" All my life, people have been telling me what to do. I'm tired of it. My private life has become an industry. "

" We're busily wrecking the chances for future generations at a rapid rate of knots by not recognizing the damage we're doing to the natural environment, bearing in mind that this is the only planet that we know has any life on it. "

" I have often thought that one of the less attractive traits of various professional bodies and institutions is the deeply ingrained suspicion and outright hostility which can exist towards anything unorthodox or unconventional. "

" I'd rather go by bus. "

" The medieval Islamic world, from Central Asia to the shores of the Atlantic, was a world where scholars and men of learning flourished. But because we have tended to see Islam as the enemy of the West, as an alien culture, society, and system of belief, we have tended to ignore or erase its great relevance to our own history. "

" You don't want to see me all the time. You get bored. "

" I'm not very good at being a performing monkey. "

" Conflict, of course, comes about because of the misuse of power and the clash of ideals, not to mention the inflammatory activities of unscrupulous and bigoted leaders. But it also arises, tragically, from an inability to understand and from the powerful emotions which, out of misunderstanding, lead to distrust and fear. "

" As long as I do not take myself too seriously, I should not be too badly off. "

" We are not the technology. It should be our - you know, our slave, the technology. But it's rapidly becoming our master in many areas, I think. "

" We need to be realistic. There is very little we can do now to stop the ice from disappearing from the North Pole in the summer. And we probably cannot prevent the melting of the permafrost and the resulting release of methane. In addition, I fear that we may be too late to help the oceans maintain their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. "

" Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes. "

" Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it. "

" I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents. "

" The whole of nature cries out at our mistreatment of her. If the planet were a patient, we would have treated her long ago. "

" Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress? "

" Your greatest achievement is to love me. "

" I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet. "

" Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth. "

" That's called a microphone. It's a big sausage that picks up everything you say - and you're starting early. "