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I am passionately devoted to the study of life, and particularly to the higher forms of life.
John Eccles
Life
Higher
Study
Particularly
Devoted
Am
Passionately
Forms
I came to realise that Darwinian evolution had no explanation of me as an experiencing self.
John Eccles
Me
Evolution
Darwinian
Self
Had
Came
Experiencing
Realise
Explanation
How we come to be, and how we are what we are, is beyond any understanding. I have been obsessed by this, trying to understand the very nature of my existence.
John Eccles
Nature
Understanding
Obsessed
Come
Beyond
Understand
How
Been
Existence
Very
Trying
Any
There's a certain pattern that exists with geniuses - an eccentricity, a lack of social graces and an inability to really communicate with mere mortals.
John Noble
Communicate
Eccentricity
Mere
Mortals
Geniuses
Exists
Graces
Lack
Inability
Pattern
Social
Really
Certain
I grew up in Sydney in a very political household, where we were all for the underdog.
John Pilger
Political
Underdog
Household
Were
Up
Very
Where
Grew
Sydney
I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them.
Judith Wright
Myself
Feelings
Rather
More
Habits
Learned
Limiting
Than
Them
Avoiding
Aware
Started
Numb
This might be the first generation where kids are dying at a younger age than their parents and it's related primarily to the obesity problem.
Judy Davis
Age
Generation
Problem
Parents
First
Related
Kids
Obesity
Be The First
Primarily
First Generation
Than
Where
Dying
Might
Younger
Younger Age
My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.
Julia Gillard
Game
Together
Wealth
Prosperity
Guiding
Shared
Economy
Global
Global Economy
Principle
Create
Zero-Sum
I saw that publishing all over the world was deeply constrained by self-censorship, economics and political censorship, while the military-industrial complex was growing at a tremendous rate, and the amount of information that it was collecting about all of us vastly exceeded the public imagination.
Julian Assange
World
Political
Censorship
Economics
Imagination
Tremendous
Saw
Complex
Collecting
About
Rate
Constrained
Exceeded
Vastly
Self-Censorship
Over
Information
While
Public
Us
Growing
Military-Industrial
Deeply
Publishing
Amount
WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical.
Julian Assange
Capitalism
Free
Wikileaks
More
Make
Ethical
Designed
True information does good.
Julian Assange
Good
True
Does
Information
In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic.
Julian Assange
History
Wikileaks
Claimed
Out
Put
Nobody
Material
Authentic
The History Of
Being
It raises questions about the natural instincts of Clinton that, when confronted with a serious domestic political scandal, she tries to blame the Russians, blame the Chinese, et cetera.
Julian Assange
Blame
Natural
Political
Scandal
Tries
About
Russians
Instincts
She
Clinton
Domestic
Questions
Chinese
Confronted
Serious
Raises
Whistleblowers often take very significant efforts to bring us material and often at very significant risks.
Julian Assange
Risks
Significant
Take
Material
Very
Efforts
Often
Us
Bring
Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.
Julie Bishop
Life
Health
Science
World
Research
Life Expectancy
Highest
Advances
Policies
Australians
Expectancy
Public
Public Health
Meant
Medical
Medical Research
I'm one of those sad cases who've never wanted to be anything but a writer. I started writing my first novel when I was five years old. I have no idea what it was about, but I do remember spending considerable time trying to get the title right, though this had more to do with crayon colour than scansion.
Justine Larbalestier
Sad
Time
Writing
Remember
Old
First
Considerable
Spending
Those
Though
No Idea
About
Cases
More
Writer
Colour
Never
Had
Idea
Years
Five
Than
Get
Trying
Wanted
Anything
Title
Novel
Right
Started
I love sci-fi and period pieces - it's fantasy. I can let myself dream a little bit. But also, I just really love science. I love knowing about how the world works.
Katherine Langford
Love
Myself
Science
World
Bit
Dream
About
Pieces
Period
Also
Knowing
Period Pieces
Sci-Fi
How
Just
Little
Little Bit
Fantasy
Really
Works
While the Bible's account of the flood is one of judgment, it is also one of mercy and salvation. Likewise, our future full-size evangelistic Noah's Ark will honor the Bible as God's word and not treat it as a pagan fable.
Ken Ham
Future
God
Bible
Treat
Word
Honor
Will
Mercy
Judgment
Our
Fable
Noah
Ark
Also
Likewise
Account
Salvation
While
Pagan
Flood
Anti-Christian ideology has permeated much of the secular news media, and so often Biblical Christians are mocked, misrepresented or attacked for what they believe by anti-Christian agenda driven reporters.
Ken Ham
News
Bible
Secular
Ideology
Believe
Attacked
Driven
Misrepresented
Mocked
Reporters
Often
News Media
Agenda
Much
Media
Christians
If God used evolution, God came from an ape.
Ken Ham
God
Evolution
Came
Ape
Used
The Apology opened the opportunity for a new relationship based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. Because without mutual respect and mutual responsibility, the truth is we can achieve very little.
Kevin Rudd
Truth
Relationship
Respect
Truth Is
Opportunity
Achieve
Responsibility
Mutual
Mutual Respect
Indigenous
Between
Opened
New
Because
Without
Australia
Very
Little
Apology
Based
We are so fortunate, as Australians, to have among us the oldest continuing cultures in human history. Cultures that link our nation with deepest antiquity. We have Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley that is as ancient as the great Palaeolithic cave paintings at Altamira and Lascaux in Europe.
Kevin Rudd
Art
Great
History
Nation
Our
Ancient
Aboriginal
Rock
Continuing
Cave
Cultures
Link
Australians
Antiquity
Human
Us
Human History
Fortunate
Europe
Paintings
Oldest
Among
Deepest
This is such a special summer holiday for me. I haven't known myself so relaxed in years.
Kylie Minogue
Myself
Me
Summer
Relaxed
Known
Years
Holiday
Special
You need a lot of luck to find people with whom you want to spend the rest of your life. Some people manage to find their soul mate. Others don't. I think love is like a lottery.
Kylie Minogue
Life
Love
You
Soul
Love Is
People
Rest
Some People
Luck
Think
Others
Spend
Find
Some
Like
Soul Mate
Mate
Lot
Lottery
Manage
Want
Your
Whom
Need
I love to have a bath with beautiful, relaxing music on and have no rush to do anything. It's a wonderful indulgence, and it helps me to calm down and stop my mind running overtime.
Kylie Minogue
Love
Beautiful
Music
Me
Wonderful
Mind
Calm
Overtime
Down
Bath
Relaxing
Running
Rush
Indulgence
Calm Down
Stop
Anything
Helps
I'm just a natural flirt, but I don't see it in a sexual way. A lot of the time I'm like an overexcited puppy.
Kylie Minogue
Time
Natural
Way
Puppy
Sexual
See
Like
Lot
Just
Flirt
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