Prima facie, every estate, whether given by will or otherwise, is supposed to be beneficial to the party to whom it is so given.

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.

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

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.

Your mission isn't your guide. You have to find your own way.

Please. Thank you. Learn it. Love it. Or be disappointed.

And thought about the female who, despite being human, he was beginning to see as a friend

Ghosts have a way of misleading you

A misleading impression not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.

And if there is sweeter music this side of heaven I haven't heard it.

It's a unique experience when you're doing an independent film where you have one person who puts up all the funds to make the film.

A rigid America is also weak and vulnerable, because it sacrifices its unique strength: the energy of people who think they can always make something new of their lives.

You should avoid seeing too much of yourself anywhere: in the outside world, in others, in the imagined worlds that give you shelter.

She asks if I left a girlfriend behind when we moved. I say no, and she smiles, which just about ruins me.