"You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"

"The tiger is a magnificent creature and one that is threatened by human activities on all fronts. It is up to us to protect this iconic species and ensure that it has a future in the wild"

"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people"

"Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded"

"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"

"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people"

"Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about"

"The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy"

"Ambition is not a vice of little people"