“Government can encourage innovation, but mainly by doing less, not doi...” — Matt Ridley Quote

“Government can encourage innovation, but mainly by doing less, not doing more.”

“I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it.”

“It's terrifying the way molecular biology has become more and more jargon ridden. But I strongly believe that my book can be read by the intelligent layman. I want everyone who bought a copy of 'A Brief History of Time' to buy a copy of 'Genome'.”

“I sense very little appetite for green efforts to persuade people to accept a frozen or declining standard of living for the sake of the environment. Recessions remind us that economic retreat or stagnation is painful, whatever the goal.”

“Nowadays, ideas can meet and mate very much faster than before, and the Internet is only accelerating this process. So innovation is bound to accelerate.”

“Prosperity has brought complications. Our lives are busier, faster, more stressful. They're nostalgic for a simpler, slower time.”

“I don't take myself too seriously, I try to always encourage people when they come to see me that nothing is really serious.”

“I guess I'm just an open-hearted, fair, good person. I try to encourage people to be their best and look inside themselves and find out what they are passionate about and expand on that and enjoy life.”

“I want to encourage the non-star, low-profile film, and maybe we've got a chance.”

“One of the things that I'm trying to do is use the position that I'm in... to encourage the next generation of girls to think about the Internet as a career opportunity.”

“If you eat good, you feel good. I would encourage every body else to do the same.”

“I would like to use stories as a springboard for children to make their own creative responses. I would like to encourage them to express themselves using music, art, film or whatever, and upload it to a website having been inspired by particular stories.”