"It's not leftovers that are wasteful, but those who either don't know what to do with them or can't be bothered."

"The optimist underestimates how difficult it is to achieve real change, believing that anything is possible and it's possible now. Only by confronting head-on the reality that all progress is going to be obstructed by vested interests and corrupted by human venality can we create realistic programmes that actually have a chance of success."

"Untested assumptions and lazy habits of thought can be shown up, once put in a spotlight of a different hue."

"If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could see that cynics can be happy, constructive, even fun to hang out with, they might learn a thing or two."

"Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovely country, but of building receptivity into the still unlovely human mind."

"I believe you'll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis."

"Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work."

"If you just work on stuff that you like and you're passionate about, you don't have to have a master plan."