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1. "For a very long time now I've been saying to young women, 'You can have it all, but not all at the same time.' How important it is to take very good care of yourself, of your mental and physical and spiritual wellbeing; it's hard to do. It's easier to be a workaholic than to have a truly balanced life." ~ Quentin Bryce

2. "I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?" ~ Quentin Bryce

3. "I think there's a very clear recognition and understanding that the progress of women in business at the very highest decision-making levels is too slow. This is a discussion that's going on in every country around the world, actually." ~ Quentin Bryce

4. "I support affirmative action. I support special measures when you need it." ~ Quentin Bryce

5. "I've never owned a pair of jeans, but I had a fantastic denim boiler-suit and it got a lot of wearing." ~ Quentin Bryce

6. "Livelihoods and whole communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin have been imperilled by the workings of drought, fire, flood, acid mud and human action over many decades. In the rescues and the cleanups and the long hauls, I see the same attitude over and again. People just rally and get on with it." ~ Quentin Bryce

7. "The aboriginal women leaders of Papunya - the Papunya Artists - performed a dance for me: the Honey Ant dance. They'd never done it for anyone else. They honoured me with a ceremonial stick that signifies the story of the land." ~ Quentin Bryce

8. "All women need support when they're having their babies and their little families are in formation. I have to say I have a lot of concern about the numbers of women - and men, now - who are not getting the support that they need. There are not the families and the communities around that there used to be." ~ Quentin Bryce

9. "I think that young Australians ought to be taking language education much more seriously. I mean, you know, every day I'm meeting people with expertise, ability and talent in fields where I want to learn so much more; science, for example." ~ Quentin Bryce

10. "My mother played the piano and my father the violin, I can remember my dad teaching me how to waltz; I had my feet on his, my mother playing the piano, and my husband will tell you the lessons weren't very successful." ~ Quentin Bryce

11. "One of the most enjoyable things I do at Government House and when I travel around Australia is to talk with children. I tell them about our parliamentary democracy - and I often do that as I'm walking into an Executive Council meeting next door!" ~ Quentin Bryce

12. "The Australian way of affirmative action is setting goals and recognising discrimination and lack of opportunity and deciding to take action and setting some goals and targets. I guess I prefer that language to talking about quotas." ~ Quentin Bryce

13. "The thing we often forget to talk about, or perhaps we take for granted, is our country's dazzling beauty. Our natural environment is so much a part of Australia's art, writing, music and culture, both indigenous and non indigenous." ~ Quentin Bryce

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Good. While you're playing nurse to Cole, tell us another story about Jack. We need to get your tether back.".... ''What should I talk about?''Cole looked at me with a suddenly hopeful face.'' Was there ever a time when he didn't resemble a white knight? That would be great about now"
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