Quotes by Paul Keating

"What the Anzac legend did do, by the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, was reinforce our own cultural notions of independence, mateship, and ingenuity. Of resilience and courage in adversity."

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"Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage."

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"You see, before I became prime minister, the Australian prime minister only attended ever two meetings in the world: the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the South Pacific Forum."

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"The essence of leadership is essentially taking the responsibility of trying to interpret the future to the present."

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"I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world."

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