Both Mum and Dad were converts to Catholicism, and normally if you convert to Catholicism you have thought about it more than someone who just grew up with it, taking it for granted.

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.

After 40 years of marriage, isn’t it amazing when you can look at your partner sound asleep next to you and still believe they have potential.

I'm fine with death. I've dealt out more than my share. It's the act of dyin' that bothers me.

I think all music is a gift from God.

No man who says, 'I'm as good as you,' believes it. He would not say it if he did.

God is not free from human beings but for them.

We don't mind working hard to be successful. We don't mind working to be at our best.

I learnt not to be desperate in bad times, and I am learning not to be bullish when times are good.

Life marches by, I suggest you get on with it.

One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series.

The only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.