Have you not learned the most in your life from those with whom you disagreed - those who saw it differently from you?

All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.

I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation between us and everyone else on this planet. The President of the United States, a gondolier in Venice, just fill in the names. I find it extremely comforting that we're so close.

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.

In a truly free society, people in every field would be free to express their views whether called religious or not, and the marketplace of ideas would be free to sort them out.

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

David Ben-Gurion was a mythic figure, the founding father of Israel and a modern-day prophet, but he was also a real man who stormed through history on human legs. It was my great privilege to know him and work with him for many years.

The best way to advance in a career is to get great results while working with people.

I have written periodically for the Guardian for more than a decade.

When I had a senior bowler guiding me as a young bowler, I had Imran bhai and I would ask him before every ball. It gives you that added confidence when a senior bowler tells you to do something.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.