I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.

Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.

I'm not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this war we went in there to steal Vietnam.

What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.

Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.

The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return.

A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.

The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.

Physical punishment teaches children that the larger, stronger person has the power to get his way, whether or not he is in the right, and they may resent this in the parent-for life.

Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.

Don't be afraid to trust your own common sense.

Maybe tranquility is the dirt under my nails. I know it's there but I never feel like digging it out.

Australia has always encouraged the little bloke to have a go, the Aussie battler to get up.

In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.

Running is so natural to me. When I was running track, people used to ask me, "When are you gonna start running hard?" The wind hits me in the face, and I feel so smooth - Man, I love to run!

When you try rescuing someone and discover they can't be reached, why would you ever throw that back in their face?

Whatever the hell happens, say, 'This is what I need.'

It is a miracle that anything gets made. It's not for the faint of heart, at all. You could so easily get really depressed or really down about the whole thing, but you just don't.

For me there are no rules. I think I learned that from artists-from painters and sculptors. It took photography a while to catch up to them.

What you get is a living-what you give is a life.

Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.