Australian Quotes

267 quotes by 190 authors

I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be a majorette in an Australian… — Emmanuelle Beart
The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile. — Julie Bishop
I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre. — Cate Blanchett
The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go. — Tony Abbott
'You've got mail!' exclaims the cheery automaton at America Online. The flag on the mailbox icon waves invitingly on my computer screen. For a second,… — Geraldine Brooks
In the United States, there is a restaurant called The Outback Steakhouse, and I could survive in there for several weeks at least, sustaining myself… — Steve Carell
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 that. — Nick Cave
I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to… — Nick Cave
I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing. — Nick Cave
It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say. — Nick Cave
Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music. — Nick Cave
If you're Australian, you feel it in your bones because you're at odds with everybody else, except other Australians, in the sense that people always… — Nick Cave
I do greatly admire Australian artists. — Jeffrey Archer
As our economy faces up to potential labour shortages due to our ageing population and as it moves to a new level of sophistication to… — Julia Gillard
The Prime Minister seems now to be basing his re-election campaign on this plot line. He is saying to the Australian people, look out, the… — Julia Gillard
I've been very physical my whole life. I went out hiking and camping for days in the Australian forest, and when I trained at drama… — Yvonne Strahovski
My God, I wish we had [the] 9th Australian Division with us this morning. — Freddie de Guingand
Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the… — William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
The Australian divisions and the New Zealanders had become what they were to remain for the rest of the war the spearhead of the British… — John Terraine
For dash and gallantry the bloodthirsty Scots, Australians and Canadians led the way, with the impetuous Irish close behind. The Australian to my mind were… — Adrian Carton de Wiart

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