I Want People To Know

John Hall, My Geography Teacher At School Inspired Me To A Lifelong Interest In Geography And A Curiosity About Our World Which Has Stayed With Me Through My Life. Geography Is A Living, Breathing Subject, Constantly Adapting Itself To Change. It Is Dynamic And Relevant. For Me Geography Is A Great Adventure With A Purpose.

I Got My First Lifetime Achievement Award Years Ago, And I Was Very Excited, But Then I Got A Sense Of: Well, Can One Get A Second Lifetime Award?

I Mistrust Total Competence. I've Always Felt Life Is A Series Of Small Disasters We Try To Get Through.

All I Ask Of Food Is That It Doesn't Harm Me.

I Don't See Why It Should Be Remarkable That You Can Acquire A Reputation For Fairness And Decency. Those Are Qualities Shared By So Many People. And The Great Majority Of People I Meet Are Decent People, Just Trying To Navigate Their Way Through The World Without Causing Too Much Trouble.