Australian Quotes · Page 9

British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and…

— Jason Gann

I stress the uniqueness of the Australian landscape and its metaphysical and mythic content.

— Arthur Boyd

I know more Australian people than I know New Zealand persons. I feel like there's a real gap in my education.

— Cameron Esposito

I love New York, and I love being here, but I think I'll always be Australian at heart.

— Murray Bartlett

Australian seafarers make an important contribution to national security in a country with thousands of kilometres of uninhabited coastline.

— Anthony Albanese

It's an absolute honour and privilege to get out there and be an Australian headlining an Australian card. That's unreal; it really…

— Robert Whittaker

It's hard to describe the work of the British-born Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley without somewhat misrepresenting it.

— Stephen McCauley

I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.

— Courtney Barnett

If Australia finds it has a strong Australian dollar, and it has higher unemployment, then it would have to respond, and that…

— Ben Bernanke

My family are observant Muslims, but I've come to the faith through an intellectual conviction, and that's something that they've taught me.…

— Randa Abdel-Fattah

Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust…

— Gautam Gambhir

I think the Australian men and American men are quite different. I feel like Australian men might be a little bit more…

— Nicky Whelan

My food hero would be someone like Elizabeth David, because I think what she did for Britain was amazing. Also David Thompson,…

— John Torode

What I'm trying to do as an Australian is to say to people, 'You've got to go back out to Australia,' because…

— John Torode

For a while Australians were desperately trying to be cosmopolitan. I think it is a pointless exercise. Australian novels are those rooted…

— Tim Winton

The concern is the Government is not coming clean and informing the Australian public of the assumptions that they have made to…

— Julie Bishop

Rupert Murdoch gave up his Australian citizenship in order to buy television stations in the United States, which is symptomatic of the…

— John Pilger

The leading student of business propaganda, Australian social scientist Alex Carey, argues persuasively that “the 20th century has been characterized by three…

— Noam Chomsky

I've been around long enough to not take seriously statements like I am about to be crushed. I'm about how do we…

— Kevin Rudd

My mother and my father had very, very strong Scots accents. We were Australian, and in those days when I was young,…

— George Ogilvie

Malcolm Fraser, in the marrow of his bones, despised racism. He despised people who discriminated against other people because they were different…

— George Brandis

And there are also languages that divide nouns into much more specific genders. The African language Supyire from Mali has five genders:…

— Guy Deutscher

Beyond the horizon, or even the knowledge, of the cities along the coast, a great, creative impulse is at work -- the…

— Vance Palmer

When you're battling against the minds of the studios and the money that can go into promoting larger budget films, it's very…

— Hugo Weaving

The French people have Roland Garros, the Brits have Wimbledon, the Americans have U.S. Open. For me, it's the Australian Open.

— Stefanos Tsitsipas

Poor quality of representatives... is not a purely Australian phenomenon - it's a worldwide phenomenon.

— Bob Hawke

Across the board, Australian films need to have a lot more money spent on selling them.

— Hugo Weaving

I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what…

— Nick Cave

I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist…

— Hope Solo

I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because…

— Mel Gibson

Because I like theatre and I love a challenge. With 'ZEBRA!' I've found a new Australian play where I can create a…

— Bryan Brown

As Australian palates continue to be curious and enquiring, so does the variety and regional specificity of cuisine options.

— Melissa Leong

I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.

— Yvonne Strahovski

The most important appointment Pope Francis has made is the appointment of the Australian cardinal, George Pell, as the Vatican's financial overseer.

— George Weigel

It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia.

— John Howard

The Australian film industry has recognised Tropfest as a place to nurture young talent. It's a stepping stone between amateur and professional.

— John Polson

What's the point of being an Australian guy traveling through India if you are going to go to India to meet other…

— Alfonso Cuaron

I believe the Australian people have an affection for the Queen, and so they should have.

— Bob Hawke

That's the ultimate goal - to try to go deep into the Australian Open and deep into the other slams throughout the…

— Ashleigh Barty

For me, being Australian is having the opportunity to be your best. This country, this state, gives us every opportunity we could…

— Gladys Berejiklian