Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, including New Zealanders, in several different parts of the world.

I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.

Our opponents say more children are living in poverty than when we came into office. And that's probably right.

It would be stupid of me to rule out ever being the leader because that's an impossible thing to rule out. I can't predict future events.

New Zealand as a whole needs to save more, spend less and reduce our reliance on foreign debt.

We should always measure a government's environmental rhetoric against its environmental record

We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.

I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.

While his removal will not necessarily bring an immediate end to terrorist activity, I have absolutely no doubt that the world is a safer place without Osama Bin Laden.

Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in setting up a business or expanding an existing business.

We live in a world where equality is pretty important.

The underlying issue in getting women to top positions is what kind of leadership we value and how we teach, assess, and promote “good” leaders in all organizations.

Be the light in every dark corner.

A book unopened alters not the ink on its pages. What is there is there.

Poetry either pulses with real life or it's just an aborted simulacra. There's no middle ground.

We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.

Our number one opponents are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United. It is ourselves at Chelsea.

I have one of the great temperaments.

Living is a horizontal fall.

Animals do not betray; they do not exploit; they do not oppress; they do not enslave; they do not sin. They have their being, and their being is honest, and who can say this of man?

I ain't got no reverse. I've learned, a little later in life, it works out pretty good to have one every once in a while.