My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.

Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, ‘marvellous’.

The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level but those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.

The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.

Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far as to say, marvellous.

During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The pre-eminent Christian holiday was Easter, not Christmas.

Our goal is not to crush the enemy at any price, but to make it realize that it is illegal to take up arms to overthrow a democratically elected government.

We Christians must simplify our lives or lose untold treasures on earth and in eternity.

Family is not always the people with whom you share DNA. Sometimes, family is the person who fights the hardest for your happiness.

If we don't bear witness as citizens, as people, as individuals, the right that we have had to life is sacrificed. There is a silence, instead of a speaking presence.

My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably won't have much emotion to spare anyway.

Many of the people I've worked with over the years came from a sketch-comedy background or an improv background, and I've learned a lot from them.

I think I would rather be a man than a god. We don’t need anyone to believe in us. We just keep going anyhow. It’s what we do.

Plan to the extent that feels right to you at a particular time in your life, but always be open to serendipity.

Faith is a most precious commodity, without which we should be very badly off.