People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance.

If I am wrong and you are right then the democratic process of the Australian community will vindicate you and condemn me.

Nobody should claim that the war [in Iraq] is over. But certainly it can be said that the regime is finished.

In my estimation, there should always be a mixture of economic liberalism - which means small government, a great emphasis on markets - but also a certain degree of social conservatism, not to favor change unless that change is beneficial. So I describe myself as an economic liberal and a social conservative.

It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility.

People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance.

Remarks such as 'great Australian', 'larger than life' are sometimes used where they are not appropriate. But in the case of Kerry Packer both of those descriptions are entirely appropriate. He was a great Australian, he was a larger than life character and in so many ways he left his mark on the Australian community over a very long career in business, particularly in the media and also that other great passion of his, Australian sport