Ambition Quote by Geraldine Brooks

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

When we grew up, Australia was the land of opportunity; it really was.

— Angus Young

We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians.

— Graeme Murphy

I love Australia and loved growing up here, and that's something I don't want to deny our children, but it's difficult sustaining a career…

— Essie Davis

I went to England in the '70s, and I was in my early 20s. There was still a residue of that era of being…

— Geoffrey Rush

It's not like I'm trying to now completely forget about where I was born. But embracing the Aussie culture and playing for Australia, it's…

— Ajla Tomljanovic

I think I've actually benefited from Australia being a kind of combination of both British and American culture. We kind of got the best…

— Garth Nix

“The enigma that had bothered me in Sydney was beginning to resolve itself. If Australians allowed themselves to be represented worldwide as a nation…

— Ted Simon

We still had all our problems growing up as a struggling immigrant family, but Australia was like a breath of fresh air, literally. Playing…

— Jimmy Barnes

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

I know my generation - a lot of them, they're getting old now, and they want to think back fondly, they want to kid…

— Joni Mitchell

My generation were all careerists.

— Zaha Hadid