Nobody wants to have in their CV in the upper echelons of the American economic family that they nationalised major banks.

The great changes in civilisation and society have been wrought by deeply held beliefs and passion rather than by a process of rational deduction.

You see, before I became prime minister, the Australian prime minister only attended ever two meetings in the world: the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the South Pacific Forum.

If there was a university degree for greed, you cunts would all get first-class honours.

The United States being in Asia is unambiguously a good thing for the region.

When the Berlin Wall came down the Americans cried, 'Victory,' and walked off the field.

I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.