I am not a conventionally religious man, but in the wilderness I have come closest to finding myself and knowing the universe and accepting God - by which I mean accepting all that I don't know.

Behind every successful man there's a lot of unsuccessful years.

I am aware that one should always make room for renewal in politics. A democracy is the healthier for the turnover of the depth of talent there is in its community.

Exxon, Coca-Cola, BHP Billiton and News Corporation have much more say in organising the global agenda than the planet's 5 billion mature-age voters without a ballot box.

We are all born bonded to nature; that's why we put depictions of flowers and forests, rather than bulldozers or log piles, on our walls.

The future will either be green or not at all.

I didn't want to be a shock absorber; I wanted to deliver the shock.

There are better alternatives... Australia should be exporting its solar technology, not its uranium.

In securing the future of the planet, we secure happiness for ourselves. One of the aims of the Greens is to turn around the tide of pessimism amongst the young people of the world.

The Greens will continue to champion a fairer society rather than simply the economy and to champion the parliament rather than simply the stock exchange .

Globally the Greens have arisen like a spontaneous combustion, a reaction to the narrow-minded state-backed exploitation of resources and wealth for a few at the expense of the many.

Jasper!” Casey shouts, startling the young woman. “My cargo is talking to me!

I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity.

In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected.

Graffiti is linear and it's done with a pencil, and it's like writing on walls. But in my paintings it's more lyrical.

The world will rightfully be upset over so much inhumanity, and a hate will burn that can never be extinguished. How long will this reign of terror continue?

Children are natural mythologists: they beg to be told tales, and love not only to invent but to enact falsehoods.

A good landscape painting is not just a demonstration of competent application of paint. It must offer a feeling of homage to the subject.

Those who are unswerving have resolve

I just don't see the social good in using taxpayer money to fund a network that provides more television and bandwidth for illegally downloading files.

I find playwriting really painful. I love it, or I wouldn't do it, but I don't love the theater as much as I love movies.