My Mother Really Was The Strength In

I Have No Desire To Live Anywhere Else But New Zealand. I've Had The Good Fortune To Travel Widely Around The World, But New Zealand Is Home - And I Like To Be Here. I'm Proud To Be A New Zealander.

It Is Not The Mountain We Conquer, But Ourselves.

Challenge Is What Makes Men. It Will Be The End When Men Stop Looking For New Challenges.

I'm Sure The Feeling Of Fear, As Long As You Can Take Advantage Of It And Not Be Rendered Useless By It, Can Make You Extend Yourself Beyond What You Would Regard As Your Capacity. If You're Afraid, The Blood Seems To Flow Freely Through The Veins, And You Really Do Feel A Sense Of Stimulation.

My Mother Was A Schoolteacher And Very Keen That I Go To A City School, So Although It Was Fairly Impoverished Times, I Traveled Every Day To The Auckland Grammar School.