Australia Quotes

611 Australia quotes by 369 unique authors

I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average intelligence,… — George Mikes
In the field of snobbery, Australia is an underdeveloped country; even a few British ex-colonies, regarded as under developed in all other respects, could export… — George Mikes
Although the rudiments of snobbery are there, its finer developments are basically alien to the Australian soul - that is, if Australians have a soul;… — George Mikes
Rich people (in Australia) have swimming pools in their gardens but, at least, they do swim in them. — George Mikes
The Art of Conversation could not die in Australia; it never lived. Television did not kill it; there was nothing there to kill. — George Mikes
What beefsteak is to Argentina, flamenco to Spain, cool reserve and self-control in all situations to an Englishman, what vodka is to a Russian and… — George Mikes
A few years ago we colonised this place with some of our finest felons, thieves, muggers, alcoholics and prostitutes, a strain of depravity which I… — Ian Wooldridge
Australia is not very exclusive. On the visa application they still ask if you've been convicted of a felony - although they are willing to… — P.J. O'Rourke
There are better alternatives, ... Australia should be exporting its solar technology, not its uranium. — Bob Brown
People forget that a huge proportion of our jobs still depend on agricultural production in Australia so of course there are exports. That's easily overlooked. — John Anderson
Trees are, after all, our largest and oldest living things. They are Australia's natural, national treasures - the true Elders of our vast continent. — Richard Allen
So what is the Dreaming? I would say the Dreaming is a non-indigenous term used in its broadest sense to describe the stories of our… — Hetti Perkins
Wherever you are in the world, there's always something about the Australian light. There's something about the sharpness of it, something about the clarity of… — Ken Done
I was always nervous about coming back to Australia which was a complete hangover of the days when I left when ballet was not accepted,… — Robert Helpmann
I don't despair about the cultural scene in Australia because there isn't one to despair about. — Robert Helpmann
And I saw Australia anew through her eyes. And I realised what a tremendously thrilling country it was. And ever since then I have been… — Robert Helpmann
Australia is, in fact, an old man's bureaucracy. — Robin Boyd
Yet the small house, probably more than anything else that man has done, has made the face of Australia and to an extent the faces… — Robin Boyd
Adelaide was the first city in Australia, if not in the world, to provide for the health and recreation of all its citizens. — Robin Boyd
Australia's is a special kind of philistinism, an immovable materialism which puts art and ideas of any kind deliberately and firmly to one side to… — Robin Boyd
I hope I have repaid Australia for the humanity it showed me, as it has shown to so many others over the years. — John Yu
The best hope for Australia is the ballot box and good education. — John Monash
Pick any player of the world. Make him the captain of India. I can assure you that the results will still be the same. MS… — Sourav Ganguly
Yaron has elevated the way Australia perceives circus, both nationally and internationally ... I mean remarkable. — Cate Blanchett
We need to act now. Otherwise the biodiversity that makes Australia so wonderfully unique is going to be lost to us forever. — Kristy Hinze

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