The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing.

And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.

We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.

Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.

The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.

Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average of 35 PBS scripts per year for those conditions.

Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.

Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.

The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.

The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.

Neither humans nor the Gods that they have created are superior to old Mother Nature.

Curiosity is a terrible thing, he was thinking. How is it possible to stop oneself from needing to know?

I don't want to follow the herd.

The 880-yard heel and toe walk is the closest a man can come to experiencing the panges of childbirth.

Einstein's theory of relativity does a fantastic job for explaining big things. Quantum mechanics is fantastic for the other end of the spectrum - for small things.

There is no more dangerous illusion than the fancies by which people try to avoid illusion.

If you be a lover of instruction, you will be well instructed.

If you really want to break from the pack, you have to risk being perceived to be as eccentric as these people. You have to think exceptionally-a LOT!

As a young boy you gave me whoopings to save my life.

Underneath all the skin, we're all the same.