I believe [ Rajiv Gandhi] had a real sense that he would be assassinated.

The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest.

By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty.

Do you know why I have credibility? Because I don't exude morality.

I find a fence a very uncomfortable place to squat my bottom.

The world will not wait for us.

My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong, and as a result of our participation we haven't improved Australia's security but created a greater danger at home and abroad.

I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.

Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism.

We will not allow to become a political issue in this country the question of Asianisation.

I really had very little to do with Pierre Trudeau. He was off the scene very soon.

In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.

You find peace not by looking but by giving.

What would Jesus do? One thing is obvious, if there is one thing Jesus would NOT do - is to behave like his followers.

Despite all the other factors that had contributed to my fate, in the end it was my decision that destroyed my life. And all the hurt I was enduring now was my doing. The blame rested solely with me.

I started beach football in Monte Carlo when I retired from football in 1997. I liked the game very much.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

God didn't come down and tell me; I had to find it out through many years of experience. The work came first; the inspiration came later.

To abandon the present in order to look for things in the future is to throw away the substance and hold onto the shadow.

Every natural power exhilarates; a true talent delights the possessor first.

The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.