"Those of you who have spent time with……" — Julia Gillard
"Those of you who have spent time with Australians know that we are not given to overstatement. By nature we are laconic speakers and by conviction we are realistic thinkers."
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Julia Gillard
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32 Quotes by Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard has 32 quotes on this site.
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As our economy faces up to potential labour shortages due to our ageing population and as it moves to a…
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The Prime Minister seems now to be basing his re-election campaign on this plot line. He is saying to the…
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One of my prized possessions is still the prefect's tie that I got in this school. I keep it with…
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So in many ways for me, having lived through what I've lived through, and endured what I've endured, I've got…
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Over the Christmas period, I spent time with both Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and you listen to stories and…
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He will always know as we know now that in the heat of battle he did not fail when mateship…
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Try harder every day to be better than the day before.
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If we change the way the electricity sector operates, we can bring down our levels of carbon pollution, and continue…
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...climate change is real and it is caused to a significant extent by human activity.
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We see community organizations as major service providers and economic drivers rather than as recipients or distributors of charity, and…
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I'm on the record as saying things like I think it's important for people to understand their Bible stories, not…
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Our nation is well equipped to make the transition. We have an abundance of natural resources like wind, natural gas,…
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More Australians Quotes
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At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.
— Julie Bishop
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People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers.
— Cate Blanchett
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As Australians, we see the law as inherently bad. We have a real inherent distaste for authority in our makeup.
— Nick Cave
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If you're Australian, you feel it in your bones because you're at odds with everybody else, except other Australians, in…
— Nick Cave
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Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may…
— William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
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For dash and gallantry the bloodthirsty Scots, Australians and Canadians led the way, with the impetuous Irish close behind. The…
— Adrian Carton de Wiart
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Citizenship has not delivered Indigenous Australians the same quality of life other Australians expect. Basic human rights involve health, housing,…
— Jackie Huggins
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Only in sport? The qualification would seem meaningless to many Australians. What also is there that matters as much as…
— Donald Horne
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Fair-goes are not only for oneself, but for underdogs. Even in international sporting matches Australians have been known to switch…
— Donald Horne
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Australians are not given to applauding tragedy unless it is at a distance like Gallipoli or Cooper's Creek, and they…
— Geoffrey Dutton
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There is a timelessness about sport. Like music and art, it is a quality that cuts across generations and nations.…
— Unknown Author
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It's an interesting thing in this country. I haven't won a gold medal, yet Australians still take me into their…
— Raelene Boyle
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