It is the same with revolution; so long as the proper spirit is spreading amongst our young men, we are satisfied that it spreads without bombast or parade.

Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer.

It is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shame's sake.

In a land where sport is sacred, Where the labourer is God, You must pander to the people, Make a hero of a clod.

Who says Australia offers not a home for every poor Englishman, or any other countryman that finds his way to our shores? And what sort of thanks do we get for it?

I’ve never seen anyone rehabilitated by punishment.

Knowing others is intelligence

No man was ever so much deceived by another as by himself.

A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels.

These are the multinationals, like General Motors and Nestle; these are the big industrial groups that weigh, on the monetary scale, much more than big countries like Egypt.

I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterical for a full day.

I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things.

There's never an easy route to the things that matter.

Believe in yourself and back yourself to come out on top. A fulfilling career is waiting for those brave enough to find it.

I think that people like the Howard Sterns, the Bill O'Reillys and to a lesser degree the bin Ladens of the world are making a horrible contribution.

Our enlightened posterity will look back upon us who eat oxen and sheep, just as we look upon cannibals.