Communication is the conduit of leadership from the Prime Minister down to the leading hand of a small group of council workers fixing the roads. Leadership uncommunicated is leadership unrequited!

Let's start therefore with a universal truth: leaders are fundamentally accountable.

We want our leaders to be fair dinkum, as much among us as above us.

Our vision is to look through the eyes of our kids. We are a lucky, peaceful nation. We are an unselfish people. That's one of our proudest national attributes.

Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands.

I must say that part of our national wealth is not only the nation's people but those people who lead them.

Older people often mistakenly consider that the young people do not care about their country, but the reverse is actually true.

Gratitude is a gladness of soul.

Each of us has our definition of adventure: ending an unsatisfyingrelationship, returning to school, parachute jumping or training for amarathon. Go ahead. Get your thrill on.

His mind has the clearness of the deep sea, the patience of its rocks, the force of its billows.

Perhaps, it is better to be decided than undecided. But it is certainly the best to stay decidedly undecided.

If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.

I've been used for writing rhythm guitar chords for a long time because it's so easy to play and chords just sound good on it.

Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me.

I've never walked the same path other people found comfortable and I'm not going to start now.

I like to use as few commas as possible so that sentences will go down in one swallow without touching the sides.

I want to be reborn as a tree; that way I can plant my roots down, never move and can never be separated from the ones I love.