“By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection.”

CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement.

The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.

Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word.

Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.

We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.

Maybe we don’t need to wait for our grandchildren’s questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.

Where no girl is denied access to education, for instance.

Se oAnd I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.f sex is enraging.

All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain – and pretty much nothing else.

But it doesn’t change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.

Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step.

A real world that is increasingly technology-driven.

Because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to ‘this costs too much’ or ‘that’s impossible.’

There’s no committee that says, ‘This is the type of person who can change the world – and you can’t.

A lot of negative words adults call the young.

It seems we’re not only uninformed about our present.

I do not believe making money in order to consume goods is mankind’s sole purpose on this planet. If you’re wondering what I believe our purpose on this planet is, I’ll give you a hint… it has to do with creating and sharing.

Let us get on with creating the democratic and pluralistic society that we say we are.

I’m into creating something that I’ve never created before.

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won’t have to bother doing it themselves.

Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.

The same technologies enabling us to work together at a distance are creating the expectation to do better at governing ourselves.

The Future of Money: Creating New Wealth, Work, and a Wiser World

I’m not from a particularly sci-fi background. I’m not anti sci-fi at all, but I’ve never been known as a sci-fi writer and, suddenly, I was creating a flagship BBC sci-fi show, which is terrifying sometimes.