I once said to my father when I was a boy 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said to me 'I'll settle for a second.'

Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills Dad's Third Wife Day.

Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.

A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision but believe me after six months' experience he wants first second third and all the time - patience.

And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to the store if I felt like it walk home take my time kick the can. We were on our own schedule after school so that was cool.

Globalization as defined by rich people like us is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet you are talking about cell phones you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world.

One-third of Americans have already been forced to change their lifestyle because their disposable income is gone. A guy can't go to the corner bar after a rough day at work to have a beer that's gone to oil!

It is time for corporate America to become 'the third pillar' of social change in our society complementing the first two pillars of government and philanthropy. We need the entire private sector to begin committing itself not just to making profits but to fulfilling higher and larger purposes by contributing to building a better world.

I could be on 52nd and Third in Manhattan up and ask a strange for directions and they will help you that's a rural heart. Your car breaks down in the middle of Iowa or somewhere or Tennessee where I'm from people want to help each other. Given each opportunity you see how people come together.

When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win second or third place is not enough.