Australia Quotes · Page 24

When youre asked/told to come to Canberra by your Prime Minister, in the country I grow up in, you obey that.

— Andrew Forrest

Growing up in Australia, we didn't really go on holiday. We lived beside the beach, so when I walked out of the…

— John Torode

Operation Sovereign Borders has been one of Australia's greatest national security policy successes.

— Scott Morrison

Having grown up far, far away in a small country town in Australia, I was only slightly aware of hip-hop.

— Baz Luhrmann

New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human.

— Barry Humphries

You don't need jails, you get put a thousand miles into the middle of Australia, you can go wherever you want, go…

— Gene Simmons

Contemporary bands often will do tour-only releases pressed and sold only in Australia. Crikey!

— Henry Rollins

I don't despair about the cultural scene in Australia because there isn't one to despair about.

— Robert Helpmann

I was lucky enough to grow up in Western Australia and know that the Australian Outback is vast and spell-binding and heart-stoppingly…

— Tim Minchin

I have no desire to live anywhere else but New Zealand. I've had the good fortune to travel widely around the world,…

— Edmund Hillary

It's a pleasure to land here and see Australia upholding its commitment to free speech and Western culture - something that may…

— Lauren Southern

“Australia's distance from Europe was probably only tolerable because it had strategic commodities which England, threatened by changing European alliances, might some…

— Geoffrey Blainey

Australia is my birth home, so it will always be a home of some sort. But I'm very happy, very pleased to…

— Johanna Konta

What happened was, in my final year of university in Australia, there was a campus comedy competition, and I felt like it…

— Ronny Chieng

I was happy to find out that when on tour, Dolly Parton doesn't use hotels but stays on her bus every night,…

— Henry Rollins

I hated going to school, and I think a huge part of that was because of the racism that I experienced growing…

— Madeleine Madden

Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.

— Kevin Rudd

I came up in Australia and I was really lucky that straight out of school I was hired in a play. It…

— Ashley Zukerman

Since 1955, the U.K. has been part of an intelligence-sharing arrangement with the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Intelligence-sharing is, in…

— Dominic Grieve

I've seen it [Australia] go from a lot of small towns to big towns, but I think it has found its identity…

— Suzi Quatro

I've performed pretty well in the games I've captained Australia in and hopefully I can keep it up.

— Steve Smith

“doing something for yourself for once. Anyway, being in New Zealand in summer sure sounds more appealing than staying here and watching…

— Rosalind James

My dad has spent 20 years of his life working in child protection and writing policy for organisations across Australia in order…

— Luke Hemsworth

The US and Australia have a lot in common. One of the things we have in common is we produce a lot…

— Barack Obama

In Western Australia they don't even know how to make that vital piece of sailboating equipment, the gin and tonic.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Part of my plan was not only to introduce all useful animals that I possibly could into this part of Australia, but…

— George Grey

Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much.

— Brian Schmidt

I didn't know the books and certainly didn't know the tragic origin story of Mary Poppins in 1906 Australia.

— John Lee Hancock

I would love to take a role like Greg Chappell did for Australia. I think I have a good eye for talent…

— Viv Richards

I really want to come back! I definitely want to come back. Some of my fondest memories are in New Zealand.

— Tom Odell

For much of the latter part of the 20th century, Australia seemed to be opening up to something large and good. It…

— Richard Flanagan

Australia is my favorite place to visit. The fans are great, and the sport of bodybuilding is huge.

— Ronnie Coleman

Each time I go away internationally or even to the mainland, I always love coming back to Tasmania.

— Saroo Brierley

In Australia, they really want to turn me into a religion. A religion! Can you imagine? The Church of Edna? Oh. I…

— Barry Humphries

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

— Gladys Berejiklian

It so happened that I was on a German sailing vessel on the way to Australia when the ship was captured, and…

— Fritz Sauckel

I've got Aussie country pride for sure. I just like where I grew up. I think you've got lots in common with…

— Travis Fimmel

I loved the pace of life and the majesty of New Zealand. It's similar to Scotland - but feels newer.

— Mark Bonnar

New Zealand is the only country I know well enough to write about. It can sometimes lead to complications.

— Margaret Mahy

There's very little bohemia in Australia and it's one of the things I miss most about not living in Europe.

— Rachel Ward