The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.

How can you render the duties of justice to men when they may destroy you?

There is much in American society which I admire, but I have long held the view that the absence of an effective safety net in that country means that too many needy citizens fall by the wayside. That is not the path that Australia will tread. Nor do we want the burdens of nanny state paternalism that now weigh down many economies in Europe.

I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty.

Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transformed over the last 10 years than our relationship with China.

You can't fatten the pig on market day.

I accept that climate change is a challenge, I accept the broad theory about global warming. I am sceptical about a lot of the more gloomy predictions.