Paul Keating

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.

When the Berlin Wall came down the Americans cried, 'Victory,' and walked off the field.

The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not.

Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.