I've always been prepared to put my money where my mouth is.

Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.

All Australians understand that high-quality, reliable and affordable broadband is a critical part of the infrastructure our nation needs to prosper in coming years.

I believe that politicians should speak the truth all the time. Invariably there will be occasions when you make statements that are factually incorrect due to an error.

We learn from every natural disaster. Whether it's a fire or a flood, we learn something from it so we can respond to the next one better.

When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it's always worth taking a careful second look.

I don't find myself in moral turmoil. I'm not given to turmoil of any kind.

It is unmanly. It is not some expression of macho virtue. It is the absolute antithesis of this. Real men don't bully women and children. Respect for women ... is so important.

Everything we do as a government is focused on getting help and support for hard-working Australian families. We are standing up for them.

There is a tendency to try to dumb everything down and turn everything into a one-paragraph press release or even less, just a slogan.

Americans understand that they have no stronger ally, no better friend, than Australia.

My mission in life is not only to enjoy life, but to help others to feel the joy of life.

Be of love a little more careful than of anything.

In a saturated population life is always cheap.

that if you don't read nobody does

Tis well to borrow from the good and the great; 'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

You are not going to be perfect every day. It’s about turning up the next day and doing it again.

Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power.

Truly to sing, that is a different breath.

People are obsessed by happiness, but there are a lot of other invigorating experiences available.