"Let us look ahead as little as possible, keeping our eyes on Â… the world of beauty around us."

“My energy is undiminished. Someone said to me the other day, 'Are you retired?' and I said, 'Well, I'm just trying to prove that I'm not.' There's so many things to do.”

“One of the most enjoyable things I do at Government House and when I travel around Australia is to talk with children. I tell them about our parliamentary democracy - and I often do that as I'm walking into an Executive Council meeting next door!”

“I care about politics just like any other citizen. I'm against the war in Iraq, or any type of war.”

“Time is chasing after all of us.”

Source : "Fictional character: Mrs. Snow". "Finding Neverland", www.imdb.com. 2004.

“Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The recovery of this standard demands of everyone who loves this country a hard look at himself, for the greatest achievements must begin somewhere, and they always begin with the person.”

“Welfare distorts behavior, makes one less personally responsible and reduces the role of private charity. This principle applies to corporate welfare.”

“Crisis can be an addiction as powerful as any other ...”

“All the world loves a lover, but how it does laugh at his love letters.”