“Age measures life in years, but it’s the life in those years that contributes most..”
“Laughter is good for thinking because when people laugh, it is easier for them to admit new ideas to their minds.”
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves — to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.”
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
“When Janine Haines was elected Leader of the Democrats in 1986, she became the first woman to lead a national political party. The Democrats have had 5 female leaders. When Janine Haines, became the first Australian Democrat to enter the Senate in 1977, she joined seven other women. At that time, of the 177 Members of the House of Representatives, there was not one female member. A higher proportion of women has consistently been elected to the Upper House compared to the Lower house, which begs the question, “Which House is more representative? It is also worth noting that in 101 years there have only been two Indigenous members of the federal parliament and both were elected to the Senate: Senators Neville Bonner and Aden Ridgeway.”
“To positively discriminate in favour of groups that have been negatively discriminated against in the past.”
“The one who is outside the door has already a good part of their journey behind them.”
“War is not women’s history.”
“Within every man there is the reflection of a woman, and within every woman there is the reflection of a man. Within every man and woman there is also the reflection of an old man and an old woman, a little boy and a little girl.”
