Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state.
Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people. . . . We are a nation rich in rivers.
When we become a really mature, grown-up, wise society, we will put teachers at the center of the community, where they belong. We don't honor them enough, we don't pay them enough.
I can't say that I've changed anybody's life, ever, and that's the real work of the world, if you want a better society.
There is melancholy in the wind and sorrow in the grass
I wasn't a very discriminating reader. I read just about everything that came along.
Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.
I was born in North London, migrated to Australia when I was four. So when I first came to Australia people saw me as a little English boy. Over the years that feeling of being a little English boy diminished and I felt much more Australian.
We need an ally of Mydogg's or Gentian's pretending to be among the most loyal allies of the king,' Brigan said. 'Shouldn't be so hard, really. If I shot an arrow out the window I'd probably hit on.
I've turned down songs that would be much easier to play on the radio that I don't think should be on the album. Maybe I've shot myself in the foot.
I've not given them (the poor people of Bihar) heaven, but I've given them a voice.