There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie.

I think that people should come to Australia through the front door, not through the back door. If people want a migration outcome, they should go through the migration channels.

I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.

We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.

Jesus knew that there was a place for everything and it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia.

No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.

We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.

I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.

Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country's British heritage

The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.

Success is a way of life that has meaning and purpose.

a manual for how to build a mentally ill child

Yet somehow the thing that startled me most, after a week or two had passed, was that I had in fact survived.

The things Elvis has done during his career and the things he has contributed and created are really something very important to the music business.

Luck? Good luck? GM, the last time I checked, luck is for losers.

What's the best thing you can do for your writing? Construct a boring life.

When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist

I dislike when people try to pigeonhole me, when all I want is to do good work.

Work as smart as you are able.

I look for what needs to be done