Australian Quotes

267 Australian quotes by 183 unique authors

Families are like countries. They have their own language and jokes and secrets and assumptions about the right and wrong ways of doing things, and… — Roland Merullo
At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate and replace throughout the world… — Charles Darwin
I'm quite certain that if the rest of the world vanished overnight and the development of cricket were left in Australian hands, within a generation,… — Bill Bryson
Carbon capture and storage, its commercial development.. is going to be the key to the future of coal. If it is successful commercially, then the… — Ross Garnaut
Including everyone in the economic, wealth-creating life of the nation is today the best way for Labor (Australian Labor Party) to meet its twin goals… — Julia Gillard
Public service and respect for ideas is a recurrent theme in both the American and Australian sides of my family. — Bill Drayton
I started ice-skating when I was about 12 or 13 and I was selected in the Australian team for ice hockey. I met my wife… — Lindsay Fox
Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay… — Gautam Gambhir
I celebrated my 18th birthday in Japan, which was quite memorable; I was quite fascinated by the different traditions and the culture; it was so… — Miranda Kerr
The goal of Australian foreign policy should be to promote the maximum harmony between the U.S. and China. — John Howard
Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play… — Richie Benaud
I am an Australian citizen, and I miss my country a great deal. — Julian Assange
Australian seafarers make an important contribution to national security in a country with thousands of kilometres of uninhabited coastline. — Anthony Albanese
None of the serious maritime incidents I had to deal with as transport minister off the pristine Queensland or Western Australian coastline involved an Australian… — Anthony Albanese
If we are to celebrate the giants in Australian public life, then Robert Garran must be among them. A lawyer and passionate advocate of Federation,… — Anthony Albanese
I liked Pat Cash, and I loved Mats Wilander. I went to the Australian Open with my parents, and I used to watch Wilander being… — Lleyton Hewitt
My memories of Australian cricket are it was an environment of good fun. — Tom Moody
I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in… — Jane Goodall
I really miss the Australian lifestyle and being around my friends and family. — Nathaniel Buzolic
Often, Americans think any northern English accent is Australian. — Ryan Cartwright
The Australian fans are really friendly and personable; the sense of humour is a lot less dry than the English. — Tom Hopper
My father was a headmaster in England and then the dean of a college in Australia. We moved there when I was about five, so… — Olivia Newton-John
Over the years, my marks on paper have landed me in all sorts of courts and controversies - I have been comprehensively labelled; anti-this and… — Michael Leunig
Making jokes is about the most wrong and stupid thing a bemused, middle-aged, white heterosexual Anglo Saxon sort of Celt Australian male can do these… — Michael Leunig
The scariness of manhood to males may be symbolically seen in the many stories of indigenous Australian boys who ran away and hid in the… — Michael Leunig

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