"Every man today is afraid he's firing blanks; it's becoming very much harder for humans to reproduce. According to Da…"

"[On disorder and untidiness of his office at The Ecologist] This place is like a Swiss watch compared to my house - a…"

"I think whatever I was doing I would be pretty fanatical, but I find it hard to imagine how you can't be fanatical ab…"

"[On Tony Blair, then Labour prime minister] Wouldn't trust him with my dog. Wouldn't trust him with my budgerigar."

"[On William Hague, then Conservative party leader] I'd have to drug myself before I voted for him. Get drunk beforeha…"

"If the magazine collapsed, if the world was going to self-destruct, I would just sink my hands into the mud and live …"

"I used to be obsessed by David Attenborough as a boy. He was my hero, and it was his work that made me fall in love w…"

"I am very, very cynical, and have never had much affection for politicians [...] But I am a punter, and a punter does…"

"I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm in …"

"There are all kinds of problems with the European Union but nevertheless these things are possible. How can putting a…"