A year or so ago I went through all the people in my life and asked myself: does this person inspire me genuinely love me and support me unconditionally? I wanted nothing but positive influences in my life.

Well Australia's been in Afghanistan from the get go way back in 2001 but we have been resolute throughout and with support from both sides of Australian politics.

Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common passionate cause. And it's about ignoring the conventional wisdom of company politics and instead playing the game by very different rules.

I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It's really above and beyond American politics.

A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along?

I hate politics. It's slimy. Any job where people pander for votes I don't like. The country has gotten so partisan that if you're not on my side you're the enemy. The only thing I ever try to support is a third party like Unity08. We need more parties and more choice.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

My mother carried on and supported us her ambition had been to write poetry and songs.

Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from you know love or peace of mind.

I have often supported Israel I have often visited the country and want the country to exist and at last find peace with its neighbours.