Australians and New Zealanders don't talk about Gallipoli in terms of invasion. I started talking about it and using that word and at first there were a few people who were getting upset in the same way that in any country, if you work for a newspaper you know exactly the dude you can go and talk to get a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to something to do with the military.

If you grow up ... in the suburbs of anywhere, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable, this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who's on the downside of advantage, and relying purely on courage, it's possible.

If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it.

In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength.

There has to be a mathematical explanation for how bad that tie is.

I have to believe I got some kind of say over our lives.

God bless America, God Save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.