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Sometimes I think the world is divided into those who have a comfortable relationship with power and those who have a naturally adversarial relationship with power.

Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle.

I just think the most difficult thing to displace is privilege.

The Network Generation are secure in, and proud of, their Scottishness. Unlike my generation that grew up in the '80s, they don't see our sense of identity as under threat.

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

All of us aspire to be powerful, and we all want to connect with others.

The most powerful men were those who most effectively used the power of adult competence to enforce childish agreements.

I think it's a bit silly to brand the Internet as the 'downfall of youth.'

My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it. People need somebody to watch over them. Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave.

I used to believe, like many people who come from poor backgrounds, that it gave me an edge, but I think that's just something we have to tell ourselves to get by sometimes. I don't believe that anymore. Children of privilege can be just as talented and clever as anybody else.