Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care.

And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.

We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.

Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.

The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.

Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average of 35 PBS scripts per year for those conditions.

Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.

Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.

The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.

The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing.

Everyone said they were witches. I desperately wanted to believe it.

I think I'm an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy. I never studied acting, but those two qualities are exactly the qualities that make for an activist.

Veni vidi vici. (I came I saw I conquered.)

We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning.

You speak of poverty and dependence. Who are poor and dependent? Who are rich and independent? When was it that men agreed to respect the appearance and not the reality?

I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist.

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That cotton trade was almost the deal breaker for me. It was at that point that I said, “Mr. Stupid, why risk everything on one trade? Why not make your life a pursuit of happiness rather than pain?

Nations need to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and India's tradition of dissent and democratic debate is a positive aspect.

I decide to do what I always do when I'm not sure what's going on: I act like everyone else.