New Zealand as a whole needs to save more, spend less and reduce our reliance on foreign debt.

I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.

Our opponents say more children are living in poverty than when we came into office. And that's probably right.

It would be stupid of me to rule out ever being the leader because that's an impossible thing to rule out. I can't predict future events.

We should always measure a government's environmental rhetoric against its environmental record

We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.

I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.

While his removal will not necessarily bring an immediate end to terrorist activity, I have absolutely no doubt that the world is a safer place without Osama Bin Laden.

Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, including New Zealanders, in several different parts of the world.

Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in setting up a business or expanding an existing business.

We live in a world where equality is pretty important.

You better go alone, than with negative people!

TV makes it so easy to postpone living for another half hour.

One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it takes courage.

I've learned of life this bitter truth Hope not between the crumbling walls Of mankind's gratitude to find repose, But rather, Build within thy own soul Fortresses!

Find something that makes you happy and don't let anyone take it away from you.

I had to go see the Glee concert with my daughter - oh my God, shoot me.

Only in novels can we take another human being into our head and create something jointly.

Haiku is an art that seems dedicated to making people pay attention to the preciousness and particularity of every moment of existence. I think that poetry can do that.

If you can't categorize a film for a studio, it's really difficult for them to wrap their heads around it and give you the money.

You can give me no greater consolation nor render greater service to your neighbor than to place yourself in a condition to serve him for a long time