Australian Quote by Catherine Jinks Download Open image “In primary school, I was bored witless by Australian history.” — Catherine Jinks ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Australian Bored History Primaries Primary Primary school School
You have to remember that I was an Australian girl of the Fifties and Sixties. For Australians at that time, it was imperative to… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
I remember that feeling when I was a young reader: finding books that were set in Sydney with Australian characters was incredibly exciting. — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
“I love long regarded my country as a secret, as a land half-won, its story half-told. It was as if the past was another… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
I knew a bit but we don't study a lot of British history at school in Australia. We have our own 50-year period to… — Eric Bana Copy Share Image
When I was young I never believed that Australia was anything else except blessed. I thought it was a little dull when I was… — Clive James Copy Share Image
I think I was really bored at school. I was quietly clock watching for years. I went to 10 schools because my dad was… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
I started off in England and very few people knew I was Australian. I mean, the clues were in the poems, but they didn't… — Peter Porter Copy Share Image
I find Australia compelling and vexatious at the best of times; I've never been able to get it out of my system since going… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Growing up in Australia, you never feel like you're going to live beyond that place. You wake up and you go to the beach,… — Heath Ledger Copy Share Image
I was first in Sydney in 1993, and have been a few times since then. For someone who didn't know Australia, it came as… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
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… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
You don't believe it because you don't understand," he said hoarsely. "Prosper was different. He wasn't like other people. He might have hated me,… — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
“When someone's rattling on about blocked toilets, collapsing marquees, and penis-shaped birthday cakes, it's hard to convince yourself that you're in a life-or-death situation.” — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to be a child during the renaissance of Australian children's literature, when people like Ivan Southall, Colin Thiele, Lilith Norman… — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
I'm a very nervy kind of person, who finds it almost impossible to relax. — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
Right" he said "Let's get one thing clear. I am not here to teach you law-I am here to teach you loopholes. — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
When you're a dweeb, when you're really young, it stands out. But as everybody gets older and more conservative, it's not an issue any… — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
“My lord-' (Pagan) 'I just want you to be happy. Safe and happy' (Roland) 'My lord, I'm safe and happy with you.' In God's… — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
“Horace, however, had arrayed himself in a Gothic assortment of crushed velvet, black satin, and patent leather that shouldn't have been allowed in my… — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
I'm a hacker!" Cadel protested. "I don't poison people! I don't blow them up! — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
Mostly I wanted to be a writer, though for a couple of years there I wanted to be an animator, because I loved drawing… — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
“Only because books are better than people, Father. ... Because they are masters who instruct without a rod. If you approach them, they are… — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
Before The Ultimate Fighter, I was appearing before a couple of hundred people at most. Now, I'm on the card of a Las Vegas… — Robert Whittaker Copy Share Image
And the commitment that I've been giving to the Australian people is that there'll be no surprises and no excuses under a Coalition government. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I really miss the Australian lifestyle and being around my friends and family. — Nathaniel Buzolic Copy Share Image
Being involved in sports and having a very sport orientated family just helped the transition extremely well. I guess, in a way, your school… — Saroo Brierley Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I always think the really unfortunate thing about the Australian film industry is its lack of momentum. And I don't mean this in a… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
MPU was a great platform for emotional drama and Australian stories. — Michael A. Healy Copy Share Image
“If I fuck you, you’ll think all your prayers have been answered. I’ll make you see god, Middleton. I’ll make you think I am… — Eve Dangerfield Copy Share Image
Years later, when I was working as a trolley wally in a supermarket, I tackled the boredom by talking to the customers in as… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
There's a bunch of directors that I really admire, and Australian ones as well. It would be nice to do a film at home. — Mia Wasikowska Copy Share Image
An Australian prime minister once said that his job was the second most important job in the country - behind being captain of the… — Glenn McGrath Copy Share Image
