I grew up in Sydney in a very political household, where we were all for the underdog.

Official truths are often powerful illusions.

I'm absolutely convinced of that. Israel is the representative of the United States in that part of the world. Its policies are so integrated with American policies that they use the same language.

The censorship is such on television in the U.S. that films like mine don't stand a chance.

We have an extreme rightwing government in this country, although it's called the Labour government.

Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.

It's very clear that the Bush Administration is out of control. It contains some truly dangerous people.

Vietnam was as much a laboratory experiment as a war.

I grew up in Sydney in a very political household, where we were all for the underdog.

Not all the Americans in Iraq are those who torture and murder, or course they're not, I don't know how many are doing it, I know it is systematic throughout the United States military I think that's been revealed.

Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates.

Two increasing themes which appear to dominate our listening, reading and watching lives are propaganda and 'national security', or manufactured war.

I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.

The stream of thinking has enormous momentum that can easily drag you along with it. Every thought pretends that it matters so much.

A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to justify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's really attractive.

I was a pin-up girl. I did it for 30 years and, quite frankly, it gets a bit boring.

Delaware River Power Squadron is dedicated to boating safety through education and civic activities in several locations in Philadelphia while also serving the boating public throughout southern Pennsylvania, the Delaware River, and the Chesapeake Bay.

We foolishly did not realize Saddam was stupid.

Cake baking has to be however innocently one of the great culinary scams it implies effort it implies domestic prowess but believe me its easy.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

It's the same the world over. A Hollywood production comes to town, and the locals all turn movie crazy.

The Goldstone Committee was formed in April of 2009, after I was not prime minister. So it was a new political situation.

Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.

I have this fantasy. I'm walking past a bookshop and I click my fingers and all my books go blank. So I can start again and get it right.

A model should be as simple as it can be but no simpler.

We've been appropriating in art since Duchamp, and we've been appropriating in music since the first person was banging on drums.

Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual path, a path where negative emotions have no use.

Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.

Audiences deserve better.

When I meet a couple, I'm always interested to know if they have been together for a long time, or how loyal they are, because I know that will impact on how much I'm prepared to trust them.

The myth of black women profiting at the expense of black men is the oldest rap around.

Another random thing I do is the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI. And you may be familiar with the movie 'Contact,' which sort of popularized that. It turns out there are real people who go out and search for extraterrestrials in a very scientific way.

When I do tie the knot, it will be one time, for good.

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.

When really you've gone to drama school and rep and then you've come to London and gone to auditions and you've worked, solidly, for years. But that all gets forgotten.

I'm a reluctant writer of non-fiction, in part because I don't really feel qualified.