The number one rule I give them is just not give them the golden rule. Do unto others, I'm not a religious guy, but, I mean, nobody said it any better in a couple thousand years than that, which may be why it's lasted to a certain degree too. I mean, more people are reading a 2000-year-old book about how to behave than anything that anybody's coming up with lately. Now it's got a lot of, particularly the Old Testament, it's got different kinds of stories, to some extent, but if the whole world lived by the golden rule, it would be such a more wonderful society.

That you get out of life what you put in. When you grow up on a farm you literally reap what you sow.

Nothing’s guaranteed and things change in an instant, and to get used to that and stay in the moment.

To stay in the moment and live each day to the maximum. You never know when it’s going to be taken away.

Eager to learn.

People have said, “I wish you would die.” That’s the stark truth of being in the public eye – people dehumanise you and say ghastly things.

Impatience. I’m not very good at waiting around or dealing with things that aren’t moving at a pace that I want them to.

I assumed that once I reached some level of achievement, I would feel fixed.

An air steward, because I loved airports. I wrote a letter to British Airways when I was seven and I’ve got the reply in the loft, which says, “You’re a bit young at seven but do stay in touch.” I was that kind of kid who was eager to start the ball rolling.

Superiority. I shrink when I’m around people who act superior, whether it’s due to authority or intellect. I almost become mute.