And the commitment that I've been giving to the Australian people is that there'll be no surprises and no excuses under a Coalition government.

I think that people should come to Australia through the front door, not through the back door. If people want a migration outcome, they should go through the migration channels.

I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.

We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.

Jesus knew that there was a place for everything and it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia.

No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.

We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.

I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.

Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country's British heritage

The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.

To know yourself you must know the transience of your self.

Patience and propriety. It was the only graceful thing to do.

Metaphors are dangerous. Metaphors are not to be trifled with.

Disappointment doesn't stem from expectations. It stems from unrealistic or unreasonable expectations.

I want you to remember the guiding principles of my life. You can be what you want to be, if you believe in yourself and work hard, because anything, and I'm telling you anything, is possible.

Dancers have more bones than most people and on the days when you work hard you are sure that you have somehow accumulated more bones than you started with.

I think a lot of women have too many mini skirts in their closets.

Well they do have drug testing at all the majors and there will be a lot of speculation about what in the world is wrong with Serena Williams and we will find out as much as we can.

Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.

Everything in the universe has a purpose.