Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced and the inconvenience is often considerable. – Jane Austen
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. – Jane Austen
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. – Jane Austen
Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. – Jane Austen
But Australia faces additional regional and global challenges also crucial to our nations future – climate change, questions of energy and food security, the rise of China and the rise of India. And we need a strong system of global and regional relationships and institutions to underpin stability. – Kevin Rudd