Ive been really clear that my first job as leader of the Labour Party and co-leader of the labour movement is to engage with our base.

I want to get down to the nuts and bolts of what is actually going to change to lift New Zealands economic performance.

Those who are flexible in thought, will inevitably succeed.

I think thats what all New Zealanders who are fair-minded want - a good chance for everybody to get ahead, whether its education or housing.

Socialisms not a word that I use. I say social democracy because I dont think the government needs to own all the means of production.

If theres a sustainable job that will create sustainable value, people will hire for it.

Ive worked as a diplomat before I became a politician.

If you can't take both sides, it means you can only play yourself.

Weight-bearing exercise builds bone density, builds your muscular strength so that you can hold your body up where those bones have a tendency to get weak.

Every time you walk down the street people are screaming, 'You're fired!'

Got through it without fluffing, that's the main thing any actor can hope for.

Love seeks not to possess, but to be possessed.

True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within.

There's arrogance for you. I think all artists insert themselves into their subject matter.

Konosuke Matsushita was a visionary entrepreneur. He started working very young as a teenager, and he eventually created Panasonic to become a truly global company.

The sound of the flute will cure epilepsyand sciatic gout.

I have over 150 or 200 records recorded. We have so many EP's and LP's. It's just picking the best records to put the best possible album together.