You don't try and put rockets under prime ministers.

You don't try and put rockets under prime ministers.

Andrew Forrest

Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.

Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.

Take the best out of everything and adapt it to your needs.

Take the best out of everything and adapt it to your needs.

I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.

I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.

Most everything I’ve done I’ve copied from somebody else.

Most everything I’ve done I’ve copied from somebody else.

When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.

When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.

To succeed in this world, you have to change all the time.

To succeed in this world, you have to change all the time.

Expenses should never exceed one percent of our purchases.

Expenses should never exceed one percent of our purchases.

High expectations are the key to everything.

High expectations are the key to everything.

Do it. Try it. Fix it.

Do it. Try it. Fix it.

I'd like to keep our kids in their schools. I'd like to keep our young men and women in jobs.

I'd like to keep our kids in their schools. I'd like to keep our young men and women in jobs.

I would say to young entrepreneurs and budding philanthropists - are you giving to feel good or do good?

I would say to young entrepreneurs and budding philanthropists - are you giving to feel good or do good?

We are not about creating a Forrest dynasty, we're about helping others.

We are not about creating a Forrest dynasty, we're about helping others.

I don't necessarily go to church every week, but I am a Christian, and I believe in God and Jesus Christ.

I don't necessarily go to church every week, but I am a Christian, and I believe in God and Jesus Christ.

If you know that something is true and just, and you give up, that's when you fail.

If you know that something is true and just, and you give up, that's when you fail.

If you haven't had a few dents in your resume, you haven't tried.

If you haven't had a few dents in your resume, you haven't tried.

Wealthy people in Australia tend to give and give very quietly.

Wealthy people in Australia tend to give and give very quietly.

You cannot afford a world with slavery, which literally takes someone and turns them into a machine.

You cannot afford a world with slavery, which literally takes someone and turns them into a machine.

We do need an attitude of leadership in our government that demonstrates faith in major population centres outside of Perth.

We do need an attitude of leadership in our government that demonstrates faith in major population centres outside of Perth.