The great works belong to no one nation, no one cultural tradition even. They are universal.

One of the things about federal politics is that it has been remarkably free of corruption.

I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked and to learn basic political skills and techniques.

The arts are part of a nation's identity, they are part of a nation's soul and when we look at a country from the eyes of people overseas they are part of a nations branding in the world as it were.

The tyranny of distance is such an important element of policy and the allocation of resources.

It is a necessary precondition for the success of a referendum that there should be broad community consensus and bipartisan support for it.

The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.

I don't really know a lot about these 'anti-protest' laws. I'm only vaguely aware of them, but I don't have enough detailed knowledge about them to comment.

I was President of the Queensland Young Liberals in 1981.

I was interested in politics since the age of 14.

There have been 44 constitutional referenda in Australia and only eight have succeeded.

Lincoln learned to summon the passions, but he never addressed his audience as sweethearts.

Witchcraft is a path of personal freedom.

If people are suffering then they must look within themselves. ... Happiness is not something ready-made [Buddha] can give you. It comes from your own actions.

When a writer has done the best that he can do, he should then withdraw from the book-writing business and take up an honest trade like shoe repair, cattle stealing, or screwworm management.

A Toad, can die of Light - Death is the Common Right Of Toads and Men

Let the price fixed with a friend be sufficient, and even dealing with a brother call in witnesses, but laughingly.

The world is solely occupied by a questioner and a philosopher.

The only thing that keeps you from deserving, or loving yourself, or whatever, is someone else's belief or opinion that you have accepted as truth.

My dream is to one day own a country house on the shore in England, have gotten married, wipe some debt off and get a few more good films.

Growing up is important, and I've got to do that gracefully, but also keep myself at a good pace.