I don't deal with fools terribly lightly, and I think under any definition the man's a fool.

Tony Abbott would do anything but sell his arse

I've never been in parliament as a National, I gave up smoking about the same time [and] I've rid myself of two cancers.

I won't get into the antics of what went on then.

The National Party is a dying party.

It's not supposed to be easy, if it's easy, it's no good, that's the way I look at it.

Lessons learned are like bridges burned you only need to cross them but once. Is the knowledge gained worth the price of the pain, are the spoils worth the cost of the hunt?

There are always practical decisions to be made about any character you're playing.

The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.

Your rewards in life are determined by the kinds of problems you are willing to solve for someone.

Any victory would be dear at such a price.

When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you're not here, I can't go to sleep. Praise God for those two insomnias! And the difference between them.

I shall cling to the rope God has thrown me in Jesus Christ, even if my numb hands can no longer feel it.

It was a mixed bag pretty much all week. A lot of really, really good stuff out there, some mediocre and some bad.