Australia Quotes · Page 34

We live at the edge of the world, so we live on the edge. Kiwis will always sacrifice money and security for…

— Lucy Lawless

I see lots of differences between Australians and Americans - but as mothers, I think we're pretty much alike!

— Liane Moriarty

When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the…

— Lleyton Hewitt

The way that I represent Australia and indigenous Australia affects other people as well from other cultures.

— Patty Mills

I've met people who've watched 'Derry Girls' in Australia and America and it's incredible. I think the constant access to it, meaning…

— Ian McElhinney

There are a lot of places that I know extremely well. Like, if I were to visit Sydney, Australia, I'd feel very…

— Kaki King

Australians are gypsies by nature. I've been fortunate enough to experience different regions of the world.

— David Droga

When I left school I went to Australia for a year and worked in the drama department of a school in Perth.

— James D'arcy

Years ago, while being in an airport in Australia, I happened to meet with David Helfgott. I knew that he was a…

— Richard Clayderman

I got to work with [Carlos] Santana, who's been my idol forever. When I was 18, I got up with him in…

— Orianthi

I was born in North London, migrated to Australia when I was four. So when I first came to Australia people saw…

— Michael Marmot

I've been to New Zealand before, many times. And of course it has a significance to me because I do have something…

— Engelbert Humperdinck

There always are a basket of issues in any federal election campaign, but in this part of Australia [Capricornia] I can assure…

— George Brandis

It goes without saying that there is a significant gap between the NBA and Basketball Australia in terms of catering to the…

— Patty Mills

Australia's arid western region, from the town of Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean coast, is a beautiful, haunting, but largely empty…

— Robyn Davidson

Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full…

— Umberto Eco

There's so much to see and do in Austrailia, but a lot of it is outside so I've ben immersing myself in…

— Sarah Millican

There's a level of ease that comes with working in Australia that can be missed working in other places.

— Luke Hemsworth

I hate the feeling when I'm overseas, away from Australia, that I'm trapped, blocked by an ocean from getting to the people…

— Mia Wasikowska

I think all the Australians have that. They're willing to give up a bit of their own glory for the better of…

— Joe Ingles

There's a sort of absurdity to Australia and the so-called New World nations. I sensed it all the time growing up in…

— Shaun Tan

I've been to Australia once before, and we went to Auckland, New Zealand. We were there for a few days. It was…

— Michelle McCool

My mom is Italian, and her whole family still lives in Italy. My dad is Australian, and his family lives in Australia,…

— Danielle Macdonald

“We fall asleep as close as ears of wheat: chest to back, fingers entwined. I kiss the skin at the nape of…

— Kirsty Logan

I certainly have no regret living in the U.S. The quality of life in Australia is good, but it is bloody good…

— James P. Gorman

I wrote my own play, 'The Westie Monologues,' about where I'm from in Australia, and it was very successful. From that, I…

— Rebel Wilson

I don't have a problem with nudity. I never have. I was born naked. I'd like to buried naked. It's a way…

— Elle Macpherson

Well, there have been periods in the past when prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand were at each others' throats publicly…

— Helen Clark

And I saw Australia anew through her eyes. And I realised what a tremendously thrilling country it was. And ever since then…

— Robert Helpmann

For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection, Australia.

— Sam Abell

I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends.

— Karrie Webb

Australians are very provincial in many ways. If they feel that you've used them as a stepping stone to bigger things, they…

— Graham Russell

My life is more than just my work. I am a husband and a father and a proud citizen of two countries:…

— Terence Tao

The Government's mission is to build a strong and fair Australia capable of meeting the new challenges of the 21st century.

— Kevin Rudd

I really hated being the Norwegian girl in every single conversation in Australia, so I tried to make my Norwegian-ness invisible, speaking…

— Jenny Hval

It is in the national interest to have the Flying Kangaroo. It's in the interests of our tourism industry. It's in the…

— Anthony Albanese

I've spent time in Austria, France, Italy, America, Australia, India, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.

— Angela Scanlon

I've played festivals in Australia. If it's a dance music festival or mainstream festival, there's maybe, like, 10 percent who pay attention…

— Kevin Parker

Trees are, after all, our largest and oldest living things. They are Australia's natural, national treasures - the true Elders of our…

— Richard Allen

You see, psychologically, Australia must understand it has to live in the region around it. Australia must find its security in Asia;…

— Paul Keating