Australian Quotes · Page 7

As a kid with disability, if you told me anybody in a wheelchair, let alone myself, would be Australian of the Year…

— Dylan Alcott

If I was whisked away... I think I could put up with anything, except not seeing the Australian landscape. It would be…

— Arthur Boyd

I feel very lucky and grateful that I've been welcomed by the Australian public.

— Isa Guha

Country of Origin labelling is something that consumers really want, and I think it's critical to support Australian farmers.

— Christine Milne

Easiest job in the world of course, Australian psychiatrist, "Gday Gday how you doing no worries next".

— Milton Jones

An Australian swimmer who failed to win a gold medal is blaming her loss on social media. In her defense, it is…

— Conan O'Brien

The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.

— Tony Abbott

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

— Danielle Macdonald

I've known white Australian girls from wealthy families who were sent to posh private schools, who knew all of that stuff, and…

— Justine Larbalestier

Ksubi' - the Australian jean brand, they're one of my favourite brands of just clothes and stuff, and the Swedish brand 'Acne',…

— ASAP Rocky

The only problem I have with American money is that it's all kind of the same color, so I'm always having to…

— Emily Browning

Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion…

— Samantha Stosur

I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted…

— Teresa Palmer

It's so funny how it's impossible for an American actor to play an English part or an Australian part. But by all…

— Boyd Holbrook

There's an interesting thing I've seen with Australian bands: when you put them side-by-side with bands from other parts of the world,…

— Benji Madden

If you're a single Sheila and you're trying to find an Australian bloke, you duck off down there to Australia. You go…

— Nick Cummins

As a graduate student at Columbia University, I remember the a priori derision of my distinguished stratigraphy professor toward a visiting Australian…

— Stephen Jay Gould

Jamie Keehn, our second Australian punter. Again, you have to learn the language. You just can't speak to those guys. You have…

— Les Miles

I think it’s because there's quite a few of us now but because we’re less frequent than American actors - because Hollywood…

— Callan McAuliffe

We have reached a pivotal time in Indigenous affairs when for the first time, national attention is being paid to the horror…

— Jackie Huggins

“The very essence of Australia is our lack of sophistication–our refusal to conform to pretension and superficiality. We ought to be upholding…

— Tim Macartney-Snape

I once won a Grammy for an Australian version of 'Turn the Page' that another artist did; I can't remember his name.…

— Bob Seger

I love working with people and having them bring something to the table that I couldn't. I think one of my favourite…

— Flume

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 have quite an eclectic taste in music. I like Angus & Julia Stone; they are an Australian brother/sister duo. I like…

— Luke Mitchell

I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian…

— Anthony LaPaglia

I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be a majorette…

— Emmanuelle Beart

There are certain situations, when you're in America, when people understand you better without an Australian accent.

— Nikita Dutta

The 2007 Labor campaign was the most presidential in Australian history, with a slogan - Kevin07 - exceeded in its banality only…

— Richard Flanagan

There is something about the Australian psyche that seems to like films that are slightly offbeat.

— Nick Park

Maybe Australian football and me need a bit of a trial separation, just for both of us to feel good about ourselves.

— Angelos Postecoglou

The Australian team that I was lucky enough to play in had a certain aura and sometimes you had teams beaten before…

— Glenn McGrath

We cheer everyone who goes off to Hollywood and tells American stories but telling Australian stories is the greatest thing you can…

— Yahoo Serious

I'm definitely attracted to other Australians; I have a laid-back attitude to life that I feel is very Australian; I love a…

— Isla Fisher

Everything we do as a government is focused on getting help and support for hard-working Australian families. We are standing up for…

— Malcolm Turnbull

The Australian crowd was magnificent. It felt like just a big embrace. They really made me try to lift my best.

— Laurel Hubbard

I find it a lot with Australian and New Zealand comics, and people from that part of the world, we share quite…

— Natasia Demetriou

I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed to be funny. It's as dry as the Sahara, and I think people miss…

— Nick Cave

In terms of being Australian, I think a big part of it is the determination to prove yourself, just like Aussie actors.

— Keiynan Lonsdale

There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been one of them.

— Yahoo Serious