George Jean Nathan

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important in the eyes of more trivial men.

Since the days of Greece and Rome, when the word 'citizen' was a title of honor, we have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities.

When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel much more confident. It just gives you a bit of a boost.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.