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It’s a very American thing to build up and break down and come back. It is in its own weird way the heroes journey.

— Robert Downey Jr.

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Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the f**k you were gonna do anyway.

It's like I've got a shotgun in my mouth with my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gun metal.

I have the best fans in the world and I aim to utilise my platform for good — to share things I uncover about the world, climate, technology.

I always had an interest in the story of everything. A little bit of an existential crisis always helps when you’re looking for a sea change. If I know anything, it’s that I never learned anything while I was talking.

It’s hard not to be occasionally overwhelmed by the enormity of the challenge we’re facing in this pandemic but nothing has slowed for the strong of spirit during this time. It has been a relentless, pride-swallowing siege of a time, yet productive.

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