Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.

And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.

We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.

Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.

The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.

Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average of 35 PBS scripts per year for those conditions.

Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.

The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.

The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing.

The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.

I have no ambition to govern men

When you begin to run after miracles you dehumanize yourself.

It could be disastrous to speak your mind while you are deep in thought.

A corporation like Enron is a person with a legal identity and no ethical accountability.

Yoga is so much more about the instructor than it is about the practice itself. It's their point of view and the way they teach that makes the experience so special and opens things up for me.

Ask the first man you meet what he means by defending freedom, and he'll tell you privately he means defending the standard of living.

When I am bored with myself, I try to find someone to listen to me.

Our detachments move us toward freedom and death.

I am made, crudely, for success.

The rose that all are praising Is not the rose for me.