Australian Quotes · Page 10

There's animals like us existing and thinking and giving interviews on Australian television.

— Eric Idle

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

The Australian divisions and the New Zealanders had become what they were to remain for the rest of the war the spearhead…

— John Terraine

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

— Jason Gann

I have won the Australian, I won the British, all PGA championships, but I haven't won the PGA championship.

— Arnold Palmer

We are moving toward recognition of the first Australians in the Australian constitution.

— Kevin Rudd

The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.

— Julie Bishop

Geoffrey Tozer's death is a national tragedy. For the Australian arts and Australian music, losing Tozer is like Canada having lost Glenn…

— Paul Keating

A lot of old Australian bakeries used a lot of trans-fats but I just wanted to use quality ingredients - butter, cream,…

— Adriano Zumbo

I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are…

— George Mikes

There's definitely a couple of people I'll play stuff to when it's nearly finished just to see what they think; Mark, our…

— Dan Smith

My mum was a children's librarian, so I spent a lot of time in the library. My reading life, because of my…

— Eleanor Catton

There is a very special place in the Australian psyche for sport. It is one of the pillars of the Australian way…

— John Howard

I've been very physical my whole life. I went out hiking and camping for days in the Australian forest, and when I…

— Yvonne Strahovski

I don't know that many Australian actors in Los Angeles, but there are a few of us. I mean, we kind of…

— Xavier Samuel

I'm not so sure liberal democracy as we know it has reached its terminus. It's clear though, that many have genuinely lost…

— Tim Soutphommasane

Let's be frank: if there are hardened terrorists [Australian] who are fighting overseas, we don't want to see those people come back…

— George Brandis

If I were asked about what to do about the level of insecurity and anxiety in contemporary Australian society, I wouldn't start…

— Hugh Mackay

For Indigenous Australians, equal rights and citizenship have not always translated into full participation in Australian society. All Indigenous Australians have only…

— Jackie Huggins

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

I'm an Australian. And I'm speaking generally here, but Australians in general aren't patriotic or nationalistic. Our country was built by immigrants.…

— John Hillcoat

That was an extremely unhelpful thing for Bill Shorten to say because those of us - and as the Attorney-General I've been…

— George Brandis

It has been a whirlwind really, it all happened so quickly! I auditioned for Australian Idol for the 3rd time... to see…

— Kate DeAraugo

I'd won the Australian Open twice, but winning Wimbledon takes something special.

— Stefan Edberg

If someone had told me then I would reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, I don't know what I would have said. Probably…

— Ben Shelton

I also love Australian movies. I love Muriel's Wedding - I've seen in six times. Baz Luhrmann's best movie is strictly ballroom...…

— Ridley Scott

It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them.

— Hugh Mackay

“Is this the message 'save yer own skin at all costs'? Because if that's the message, no wonder America's in the state…

— E. Van Lowe

I am very good with dialects, but the two that I can't do for some reason are the South African and Australian.

— Liev Schreiber

For me personally, I love the environment of the Australian Open and the vibe that comes with it.

— Ajla Tomljanovic

For me, even just being English was a whole sort of experience in as much as I'm Australian.

— Radha Mitchell

You can't really get into regular football after you watch Australian rules football because it's just two different ends of the totem…

— Andrew Bogut

'Shantaram' is fantastic. An Australian prisoner escapes & joins the mafia in India? Sign me up. I love stuff that is based…

— Hasan Minhaj

After getting dropped from the Australian team, for me it was always just about being the team, it doesn't matter where I…

— Michael Clarke

I have a lot of traits that aren't typically Australian, they're Scottish. I'm very determined. I only wish I had the cool…

— Megan Anderson

And the commitment that I've been giving to the Australian people is that there'll be no surprises and no excuses under a…

— Tony Abbott

You know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy... I've stopped dressing for other people. If I think I look…

— Rose Byrne

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