In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents.

That was the crossover line for us, to be able to play that many shows, sell them out real quick and have that tribe queue up outside and still be a mystery to everybody else.

Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments.

What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.

I have always had, as I know many people have, a singular passion for Australia. I do love the sunburnt country, its ancient landscapes, its exhilarating reaches of sand and sea.

You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.

It is now well understood that humans ultimately depend on the health of the planet for their wellbeing.

At an everyday level I would reckon myself more than fortunate.

Well I'm not convinced that expanding uranium mining is in the best interests of the country and the best interests of its environment.

I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.

The place where the system and people's intentions meet is the political arena.

If you don’t think screenwriting is a work of art, good luck in your life without a soul.

Nothing can bring joy in your life except yourself.

The people had once created the city. The city now created the people, or, more exactly, the people of Venice now identified themselves more in terms of the city. The private had become public.

On the fifth day, they told my parents I was on the bottom of the chart, and there was nothing else they could do.

Well, I may get drunk, " the Widow admitted, "but I don't stagger. Sometimes I fall down. But I don't stagger.

Time was God's first creation.

If you look at Griswold, what you can see is the first time the Court recognized the right to privacy, which ends up becoming ultimately the right to abortion.

How could there be refining fires without our enduring some heat?

Cold, hungry, scared as hell inside, but too damn brave to admit it.

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts.