It stems from my Australianisms and belief that everyone is a fundamental cog in the wheel.

We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our people and our ecological systems.

It doesn't matter what business you're in. It is the people who achieve things, not capital, and the great advantage for us is that I think women have always known this.

("we appreciated the intricately thought-out, detailed universe you've created for your story." ~Arthur A. Levine Books (publishers of The Harry Potter series.)) about my book!

Maybe a long life does have to be filled with many unpleasant conditions if it's to seem long. But in that event, who wants one?" "I do, " Dunbar told him. "Why?" Clevinger asked. "What else is there?

If you can identify with people, you can empathize with people and therefore you understand things.

There is a lot of talk now about metal detectors and gun control. Both are good things. But they are no more a solution than forks and spoons are a solution to world hunger.

I'm terrified of improv. Improv in a show or in front of an audience sounds terrifying.

The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men.

I have a big collection of quotation programs...In particular, I like MCR Software's Wisdom of the Ages, which has the best selection of relevant quotes I know.

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy.

Iblis (satan) himself recognizes the Lordship of Allah, but wants the human being to forget it

The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.