"It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have that dream realised is something massive for me."

“Burn with that consuming fire of objectivity that forces a man to renew efforts that are doomed to failure.”

“I made a wish on a sliver of moonlight A sly grin and a bowl full of stars”

“The most obvious thing you can't do with a guitar synthesizer is to really sound like a guitar.”

“I've always been a little shy about taking my clothes off, but I don't worry about it any more.”

Source : "Kylie Minogue 'exclusive'". Sydney Morning Herald Interview, blogs.smh.com.au. February 21, 2005.

“To paint is a possessing rather than a picturing.”

Source : Philip Guston, Clark Coolidge (2011). “Philip Guston: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Conversations”, p.10, Univ of California Press

“The opportunity to serve our country—that is all we ask.”

“I like music because... its expressive, you can convey whatever you're thinking through a song. And it's the best respite for me anyway to do it through music. So I like music because you can express and let your soul out through it.”

“I can't do everything but I can do something to help somebody. And what I can do I will do. I wish I could do more,”