Australia Quote by Donald Horne Download Open image ““Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck.”” — Donald Horne ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Australia Bureaucracy Incompetence Luck Politicians
Australia is a lucky country run by second-rate people who share its luck. — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
“That's sheer luck too: luck of the draw of birth: century, continent, nation, section, sex, color, socioeconomic sector.” — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
“How was I supposed to know ‘lucked out’ means ‘I got screwed over’ in Australian?” — Elle Lothlorien Copy Share Image
“In life 99% is about good luck. The remaining 1% is about bloody good luck.” — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I got plenty of guesses wrong on things in the past as well. I don't want to pretend I have some great insight... But… — James Packer Copy Share Image
Fantastically, Australia is still the lucky country. We have the flawed but necessary gift of democracy. Currently there is a debate about whether there is racism in Australia. There is racism in every country in the world. Relatively speaking, we are tolerant of one another. We have a large and giving land and, if you haven't seen its beauty, you… — Martin Flanagan Copy Share
The Australians are a weird bunch - until the cricket starts they're really friendly, saying 'good luck' all the time, but the moment the… — Nasser Hussain Copy Share Image
For much of the latter part of the 20th century, Australia seemed to be opening up to something large and good. It believed itself… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
“If they had the ordinary amount of good luck. Which didn’t seem to be the trend at the moment.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
With sport went beer drinking and gambling - until recently restricted by the wowsers, but part of that code of mateship of men, that… — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
Only in sport? The qualification would seem meaningless to many Australians. What also is there that matters as much as sport? It is only… — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
A man who went to the 'footie' match on Saturday afternoon and played eighteen holes of golf was really doing his duty by the… — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
Australia is a lucky country run by second-rate people who share its luck. — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
“Life in Australia is more equal and less competitive than in America; but there are dozens of similarities...migrations to a new land, the mystique… — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
Fair-goes are not only for oneself, but for underdogs. Even in international sporting matches Australians have been known to switch from their own side… — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
“Regional interests and loyalties are even stronger among Australians than among Americans - in that in social life they exist almost without challenge. Canberra… — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
I've always been of the idea that is doesn't really matter where you are geographically - with 'Lonerism,' we made half the album in… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
In the nineteenth century some parts of the world were unexplored, but there was almost no restriction on travel.:; Up to 1914 you did… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I wanted to have a peaceful married life with my wife, so we both moved to Sydney in Australia. — Rahul Roy Copy Share Image
It will be nice to play against Australia. It's a great country, and football is getting bigger and bigger. — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I think that prosecuting some college kid because she shared a file is a lot like sending somebody to Australia 200 years ago for… — Iggy Pop Copy Share Image
No matter what day we celebrate Australia Day, let's celebrate it together and give thanks to the original inhabitants of this vast country. We… — Jimmy Barnes Copy Share Image
As a young kid you stay up late to watch the Ashes, getting told off for not being in bed, and dream of making… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
Coal is the moral choice, particularly for the developing world... The model for the world right now should be Australia. Australia gets it. Scientifically… — Marc Morano Copy Share Image
I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia. — Gautam Gambhir Copy Share Image
I was brought up in a Christian home in Australia with a father who was very bold about his faith. — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
Part of my plan was not only to introduce all useful animals that I possibly could into this part of Australia, but also the… — George Grey Copy Share Image
