One of the things I say is I don't think any of us should be average. Everybody's got a gift. The chance of finding your gift and then sharing it. Th….

I can do something about people who need me, who have been injured. So the biggest thing about being a doctor is my education and training means I ca….

You don't do anybody any favours by being less than you are..

Sport...teaches life's lessons. But there's no substitute, in my book, for education, because that gives you choice..

We're not able to do anything about the bomb, but we can do something about the results. We're able to heal the people - not all of them. Some people….

Australia has got some of the best sports people in the world, but we've also got some of the best scientists and innovators too, and that needs to b….

I used to be squeamish a long time ago and I guess, secretly squeamish, no... but I have a huge respect for the human body and what we do and so I th….

Mothers are generally starvers or feeders.

I always feel sad, to be honest, to see people badly injured. That's important because if someone's life is being changed like that it's extraordinar….

People can lose so much skin that it has a huge effect on the body and when they scar they are affected for life. I've worked in this area and have f….

Being able to influence the outcome, being able to do something about it, to be able to stop the bleeding. You're not being useful if you're just sta….

You see it in schools all over... the concept that 'I'll be somewhat less than my best in order to make those around me feel more comfortable' is ali….

My father's saying, The harder you work, the luckier you get..

I think plans failing is a really interesting question. I've been on a long journey. I'm 54 now and that's seriously old. I hope I still have heaps o….

My mother's great line was, Grasp the nettle with two hands, girl, because if you don't somebody else will..