As Australians, we see the law as inherently bad. We have a real inherent distaste for authority in our makeup.

I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three places.

Love is a state that I would like to exist in continuously.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

I can control the weather with my moods. I just can’t control my moods.

Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.

It's a wonderful life if you can find it.

He who seeks, finds, and who knocks, will be let in.

All of our days are numbered. We cannot afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all, because the worth of an idea never becomes apparent until you do it.

But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten . . .

The artistic process seems to be mythologized quite a lot into something far greater than it actually is. It is just hard labor.

I want to rewind the clock, take back the night when the world shattered. I want to erase everything that went wrong.

Make sure people learn and grow from mistakes, and that they share that learning. But, don’t accept the same mistake twice. Only make new mistakes.

Shut your mouth - there's a bus coming.

Short swallow-flights of song, that dip Their wings in tears, and skim away.

Most of us aren't that interested in getting rich- we just don't want to get poor.

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

You shouldn't be worried when people call, communicate, yell, argue, or cry for you. You should be worried when everyone is silent.

I haven't had senators advocating for me.

We all have moments of weakness. It’s how we recover from them that really counts.

We may never be able to pay directly for the gifts of true friendship - but pay we must, even though we make our payment to someone who owes us nothing, in some other place and at some other time.