“The language of gardening fuels the senses: talk with your hands, observe with your ears and listen with your eyes.” Quote by Costa Georgiadis
“Gardening is about communication, relationships, routines and life-enrichment. Gardens are places that connect us to the seasons and the life cycle. They're a vehicle for talking about esoteric and - as far as TV goes - alien topics such as beauty and fulfilment.” TalkingTvsCommunicationGardenSeasonsAliensCyclesVehicleGardeningTopicsFulfilmentEsotericEnrichment Author:Costa Georgiadis
“But we have to look after mother nature so she can look after us - the water, the soil, the air and all the life within it.” LooksMotherWaterNatureAirGardenSoilMother Nature Author:Costa Georgiadis
“In gardens it's not just plants and insects and microbes that grow. People grow too, and the best bit is that they don't realise it's happening. It just happens.” PeopleHappensGrowsBitsHappeningsGardenPlantRealisingInsectsMicrobes Author:Costa Georgiadis
“It's not just about facts, information and technical know how... Gardens are about time, observation and intuition.” KnowsFactsEducationKnow HowLearningInformationGardenIntuitionObservation Author:Costa Georgiadis
“Every creature and plant is part of her (mother nature's) amazing interconnected garden... The whole world is a garden.” WorldWholeMotherNatureCreaturesGardenPlantWhole WorldMother NatureInterconnected Author:Costa Georgiadis
“My current fear is that the message being sent by the level of vitriol surrounding Gillard's flawed leadership (but tell me whose wasn't flawed) is being heard by Australian women and girls loud and clear. And the message is: 'Don't aspire to high office,sweetheart, because we'll flay you alive.'” GirlLeadershipLevelsClearAliveHeardOfficeMessagesCurrentsLoudAspireFlawedAustralianSweetheart Author:Jane Caro
“Some things transcend politics and policy and the lust for power. Truth, honesty, integrity, decency and fairness are immutable values. They are the ethical substance of life. They ought to be cherished. To sell them out is to sell one's soul.” SoulValuesLeadershipHonestyPolicyOughtIntegritySellsLustSubstanceEthicalFairnessDecencyHonesty IntegrityTruth HonestyLust For Power Author:Michael Short
“When was the last time you heard an insightful, inspiring piece of oratory from an Australian political leader, an appeal to what is pure and true within humanity: a statement of belief backed by ideas for change betterment, a call to those immutable values wherein lie the potential greatness of people individually and collectively? Such exhortation, such leadership is lamentably scarce.” PeopleIdeasLastsPoliticalLyingValuesHumanityBeliefLeadershipLeaderPiecesHeardGreatnessPureStatementsAppealsInsightfulLast TimeAustralianScarcePolitical LeadersBettermentOratory Author:Michael Short
“We have a natural constant craving for leadership. Democracy is always a fragile and imperfect achievement. Yet a distinct feeling of malaise in our political culture lingers. There is something missing from our public debates.” FeelingsPoliticalCultureNaturalLeadershipDemocracyMissingAchievementConstantDebateFragileImperfectCravingMalaisePolitical Culture Author:Tim Soutphommasane
“There are many in public life who deserve only our praise and admiration. But there are too many who are products of a class that knows little other than spin and the machinations of politics. Little wonder that leadership of the transforming sort is so hard to come by. The danger is that this may be permanent. Where our best people shun politics because the profession isn't honoured as it once was, this only serves to make the profession even less honoured.” PeopleKnowsMayLittlesHardLeadershipWonderClassDangerProductsDeservePraiseProfessionPermanentAdmirationTransformingPublic Life Author:Tim Soutphommasane