When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!

Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, ‘marvellous’.

The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level but those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.

The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.

Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far as to say, marvellous.

Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly.

I have been on the margins in terms of having to find a place to live and getting a job, but at some point, and before that point, I always thought no matter where I am, that's the center.

It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.

My best Acquaintances are those With Whom I spoke no Word

Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups.

Wisdom is for statues. Humor uncaps our inhibitions, unleashes our energies, seals friendships, patches hurts. Laughing is probably the most alive you can be.

Tune out the naysayers, tune into your own courage, and take a bold step toward the passion-filled life you really want.

I do not know how long the arm of Mr Holbrooke or Mrs Albright is ... or whether that arm can reach me here.

MPC, Moving Picture Company, they're really excellent, they did the majority of the effects.

When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad.