18 quotes found
"My attitude is one of unswerving devotion to myself. I am single-minded in my pursuit of money, fame and power. I also collect spoons."
"The young girl stood beside me. I Saw not what her young eyes could see: —A light, she said, not of the sky Lives somewhere in the Orange Tree."
"It's a good sign... because batting has probably been a worry for us. [Many have asked] 'Where are the next generation of batsmen coming from?' And all of a sudden we are starting to see some new names that give us some hope. It's good they've got an opportunity, and it's even better that they've taken it"
"He [Arjun Nair] started as a batsman and the bowling took over, now he's picking up the batting again, which is good because it is important he offers something [more] than his bowling. Finger spin in Australia is challenging at the best of times and you just have to give yourself more opportunities to be selected. In this professional age it is important he offers as much as possible to maximise the number of opportunities he gets. Fielding is another aspect, like all young cricketers. Arjun needs to make sure he nails that because you can't afford any deficiencies if you want to break through."
"Prison officers do not have a 'duty of care' to protect prisoners who harm themselves while taking part in illegal behaviour. With regard to needles in prisons, provision of bleach could also be harmful. Bleach is by nature a corrosive agent and could cause serious injury if thrown into the eyes of a prison officer or fellow prisoner, There is evidence that even the highly caustic phenol used to sterilise dental instruments does not eliminate all HIV viruses - only autoclaving in super-heated steam is fully effective. If government provided bleach fails to sterilise prisoners’ illegal needles adequately, does the government become liable for breach of duty of care?"
"Injecting illegal drugs is NOT OK! Prison must be a place where prisoners can detoxify and have the chance to break the habit. This avenue should be addressed, rather than options which reinforce the addictive behaviour."
"South Australian prison officers do have a duty of care to protect inmates from rape and from assault. Provision of condoms would not protect against rape: prisoners with rape or assault tendencies should be separated from other prisoners. So should prisoners with HIV/AIDS."
"Provision of condoms also sends the message that sex between prisoners is OK - yet abstinence is part and parcel of a prison sentence."
"Two of the House of Assembly members, Mr Scalzi and Mr Leggett, basically said that efforts should be made to stamp out drug use, sex and rape in prisons. I think we might as well try to make efforts to try to stop the sun rising, because the evidence we received showed that—it does not matter where you want to go—no other country in the world has been able to stop drug use in prison. If you cannot stop drug use, I doubt very much that you will be able to stop sexual practices, given that the sex drive is probably a little bit stronger than the desire to use drugs."
"There is a huge crossover within these science-fiction fantasy areas. So I feel very comfortable in that area, very fortunate in a sense to have that stable base out there of people that I know enjoy it and find it fascinating."
"We need to be reminded that life is not to do with stinking politicians. And it's not to do with aggressive countries somewhere else or building walls. Has nothing to do with that. It has to do with people loving each other and finding a way, as family."
"If you work enough in the theater, your skills are going to expand enormously. Say you do a play every four months or something, you’ve got to completely submerge yourself in the history of the play. I learned more about history, and I still do, just by doing plays, and that’s always kept me interested."
"I like television because I like the pace of it, having to make quick decisions, I get off on that, I really love it. The fast pace lends itself to wonderful things lying dormant, ready to be tapped. Film is pretty slow, the theater is still interesting and exciting, and the success has much more to do with the ensemble you’re working with, I think."
"Being part of the lives of parish families has been my greatest joy. When you don’t have your own personal family or wife, sharing the highs, lows and joys of the life of families is the kernel of a parish priest’s life, and I think that’s where you find God."
"This piece of hardwood, cunningly shaped, Was curved so evenly while piccaninnies gaped At a warrior who chipped at it with pieces of flint, And formed it by meticulous dint upon dint. Outside his wurly he sat beside a tree And chipped at it patiently for hours—not for me, But to kill the wallaby in the rocky pass, To kill the fat wild-turkey hiding in the grass."
"Into moorawathimeering, where atninga dare not tread, leaving wurly for a wilban, tallabilla, you have fled."
"Australia is a land that has no people, for those that were hers we have torn away, we who are not hers nor can be till love shall make us so and fill our hearts with her."
"Oceania needs saints. We need to recognize and listen to the "Saints" in our midst."