Paul Keating

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.

The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism.

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

Australia is a resource-rich nation. We have been good at exploiting our minerals base and agricultural sector for exports.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations.