Australians Quotes · Page 2

Australians are pretty blunt and we say things how they really are.

— Charlie Bell

I think Australians like a bit of vulgarity

— Julian Clary

The idea of having Australians upset at me is just awful.

— Craig Ferguson

We are building together a nation in which there are no second-class Australians.

— Bob Hawke

I don't have anything against Canadians or Australians.

— Geert Wilders

If you're playing against the Australians, you don't walk.

— Ian Botham

I think probably Australians have just a little more taste than most people.

— Neil Diamond

Australians never give up. That's why I love this place. I never give up.

— Leo Sayer

At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.

— Julie Bishop

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

— Liane Moriarty

Compared to the United States and certainly a lot of other countries around the world... per year, Australians do see more films.

— David Pratt

It's my mission to tell the Australians from abroad in my work that Australia is a wonderful place.

— Clive James

And so it became a priority for me to make sure that all Asian Canadians or Asian Americans or wherever you are,…

— Simu Liu

We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians.

— Graeme Murphy

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

Among many other reforms, Australians pioneered the secret ballot and universal suffrage.

— Richard Flanagan

I thought I was clever by greeting casting agents in my Australian accent and then switching to an American one during the…

— Jonathan LaPaglia

I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the pride we have…

— Ricky Ponting

Malaysians talk with Mauritians, Arabs with Australians, South Africans with Sri Lankans, and Iranians with Indonesians. The Indian Ocean serves as both…

— Shashi Tharoor

Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that - we probably had the word 'cappuccino'…

— Hugh Jackman

Australians just don't see that many Australian films, but it's also our responsibility as filmmakers and the responsibility of the funding bodies…

— Georgina Haig

It's an interesting thing in this country. I haven't won a gold medal, yet Australians still take me into their houses and…

— Raelene Boyle

The floods and fires and storms and droughts that Australia has suffered in the last few years have left no doubt in…

— Jeff Goodell

People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening…

— Dominic Purcell

Australia was once a leader in taking global warming seriously. The former PM [Kevin Rudd] called it 'greatest moral challenge of our…

— Tim Winton

Australians and New Zealanders don't talk about Gallipoli in terms of invasion. I started talking about it and using that word and…

— Russell Crowe

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

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

— David Droga

What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by…

— Geoffrey Rush

I think Americans are probably getting sick of us Australians trying to take their jobs.

— Phoebe Tonkin

For us Australians, Singapore also represents sacred soil. Almost 2000 Australians died here in the defense of your island country and our neighborhood.

— Michael Jeffery

New Zealand was colonised initially by those Australians who had the initiative to escape.

— Robert Muldoon

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey.

— Yahoo Serious

Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in…

— Jacki Weaver

I think Australians are more interested in what I am doing with their money than what I am doing with my own.

— Malcolm Turnbull

As Australians, we must not leave our children worse off. That’s not fair. That is not our way.

— Joe Hockey

People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers.

— Cate Blanchett

“Don’t take this the wrong way, but Australians have a LOT of bitches on their cashola.”

— Elle Lothlorien

I think there are more Australians making it in Hollywood... we have a fantastic reputation for having a great work ethic.

— Rebecca Breeds

“I don’t think Australians ever use a couple of words when twenty will do just fine.”

— Elle Lothlorien