In New Zealand I think we often take ourselves too seriously, and being able to laugh at yourself is necessary in life without being too precious.

Your first instinct when you see a man on the ground is to go down on him.

You don't like to see hookers going down on players like that.

Rico Gear. What a great-sounding name. He sounds like a drug dealer from Brazil.

Andy Ellis - the 21 year old, who turned 22 a few weeks ago.

I'm staunch. If you are lucky enough to be able to play for your country, it seems to make you even prouder of your roots and origins, and to me that's Wellington.

The fitter you are, the more energy you have.

Life is vital and we should relax a little and enjoy it as we only have one life as far as I'm aware.

to be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running

The Attolians liked to point out with a snicker that there was no sign anywhere of the king's hand at work.

I must get my soul back from you

The object of oratory is not truth but persuasion.

He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.

Wanting a more positive environment isn't enough. You need to do something, and it doesn't require a great deal of effort or some huge change in the way you approach things at work.

And smile, smile, smile.

I do not believe there are eight hundred human beings on the globe.

My husband - my king.

How strange a thing is the heart of man!