So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty.

But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong.

The poor people of the world tend to be the places that al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups can recruit.

The interesting thing about debt in most cases is that you have to pay it back. So if you build an overhang of debt, it becomes more and more limiting in terms of the prospect that you have.

Session 9' can be interpreted in different ways. You can get the sense that Gordon breathes in an evil spirit but can also be read as a much more clinical movie that shows a man who becomes unhinged or may be going mad. An inspiration was Nicolas Roeg's 'Don't Look Now.'

I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that.

Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.

I love putting a chip on my shoulder. It's just more motivation to go out there and show my ability.