My mother and dad were big animal lovers too. I just don't know how I would have lived without animals around me. I'm fascinated by them - both domestic pets and the wild community. They just are the most interesting things in the world to me and it's made such a difference in my lifetime.

One afternoon when I was 9 my dad told me I'd be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match. It was great fun - especially for a kid who was a massive sports fan.

I've helped create over 400 jobs in the worst economy of my lifetime. That's cool.

Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year.

One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.

For the first time in my adult lifetime I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.

Over my lifetime the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue.

It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.

Beauty is only temporary but your mind lasts you a lifetime.

I'm a dad and I no longer see a way for my kids to even inherit the money that I'm making let alone go out there have an idea and create it in their own lifetime.