No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.

I think that people should come to Australia through the front door, not through the back door. If people want a migration outcome, they should go through the migration channels.

I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.

We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.

Jesus knew that there was a place for everything and it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia.

We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.

I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.

Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country's British heritage

The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.

If you want to put a price on carbon why not just do it with a simple tax?

The "supreme good" and its attainment -- that is happiness. And joy is: response to happiness.

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

The most alive is the wildest.

Personally speaking there's only so long you can go from film to film to film. There's an inspiration an actor gets from the stage.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

If you can't sell tickets you'll struggle.

What I write, if you have to label it, is crossover, and I think that much of the stuff that is called children's or YA is in fact crossover and is equally valid for anyone who likes to read fantasy.

They import and they consume reality.

I wanna keep being productive and creative.