I got to see first hand what he has done to make this a reality. That has been real rewarding to watch him achieve his dream.

It's basically a home-rule issue. I think the governing authority that appoints people as assessors certainly has reasons for doing it. ... And it certainly ought to be the board of assessors' right to say who is best qualified to serve as an appraiser.

My work is known by too few people for me to be remembered as a writer - that is, beyond those dedicated souls (bless them) who have followed the oeuvre through its various stages. To be realistic, when they and the last of my friends have died, I doubt I shall be remembered at all.

It's always better if you're next door. Ideas come up at the oddest times. They don't always come up in a conference call.

When you commit a serious doping offence you are not eligible for lottery funding.

We've invested millions of dollars in tourism. Now they're trying to industrialize and pollute the ocean. It doesn't make any sense to me at all.

You look out on the driving range and it looks like snow, but it isn't, it's covered in golf balls.