I have discovered with advancing years that few things are entirely black or white, but more often different shades of grey.

Energy plus talent and you are a king, energy and no talent and you are still a prince, talent and no energy and you are a pauper

It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing their skills, and at least a day attempting to reach the summit. And then, having achieved their goal, they spend just a few moments enjoying the experience, along with one or two equally certifiable companions who have little in common other than wanting to do it all again, but a little higher.

Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and you are a pauper.

The popularity of an individual in life often only manifests itself in death.

But the thing I felt most strongly about, and put at the end of one of the prison diaries, was education.

Actually, Sydney is my second favourite city on earth, I love Sydney, but this is the greatest.