Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege!
- Joseph Campbell ( I was wondering the other day how many leaders in the parliamentary and public sector institutions might actually understand the meaning of this quote.)

Longtime Media Dragon readers will know I like reading personal stories no matter how liberal or conservative they get ...
· Why We Become Who We Become [New Criterion]

Lawrence Springborg was just six months old when Joh Bjelke Petersen, the Tropical Dutchman, was elected Queensland's Premier in 1968, the year of the Prague Spring. (BTW, Queensland is the Sunshine-ish California of Australia: sunny and creative one day, smarter and perfect the next.) Now 34, will the new state Nationals leader overshadow the most popular Labour Premier Peter Beattie?
· Youth Rules [Courier Mail- Rupert’s Paper]