"Some tulips last so long you could almost dust them off, and others you can't trust over night."

“No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.”

“I have said consistently in my 16-and-a-half years in the parliament, I have always supported the party room's decision and the party room is the ultimate authority on these matters. I don't expect that to change.”

Source : "Liberal Party Further Divided by ETS Negogiations as Tony Abbott Abandons Malcolm Turnbull's Push for Amendments". www.heraldsun.com.au. November 20, 2009.

“Honestly, my number-one motivation is my family.”

“I find it tricky to make plans.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I have my wizards rock along. Could I interest you? Naked?”

“Lying's a certain mark of cowardice.”

Source : John Bell, Joseph Addison, Michael Arne, John Banks, John Brown (1792). “British Theatre: Isabella, or, The fatal marriage”, p.104

“I'm really good at sleeping on planes. I mean, I smell jet fuel and I'm out; I'm asleep for takeoff.”

“Hospitality in the prairie country is not limited. Even if your enemy passes your way, you must feed him before you shoot him.”