The sight, sound or even smell of a first love seems to burrow deep into the brain.

The Australian backyard was once built for tradesmen and outdoor toilets. As suburbs spread, it became a playground and source of pride.

Backyards are as Australian as the Hills Hoists they host, and as individual as those who work and play in them. Whether haven, pantry or playground, they all tell a story.

Ego=1/Knowledge" More the knowledge lesser the ego, lesser the knowledge more the ego.

Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity, but so far all we have is a kind of elegant messiness.

Comedy is tragedy plus timing.

Look for God. Look for God like a man with his head on fire looks for water.

How easy it is to be "deep": all you have to do is let yourself sink into your own flaws.

It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay.

It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision.

Surgeon general's job is to protect, promote and advance the health, safety and security of the nation.

Never lie when the truth is more profitable.

Is not man himself the most unsettled of all the creatures of the earth? What is this trembling sensation that is intensified with each ascending step in the natural order?