Australia Quotes - Page 24

• I guess on a base level that's one of the first parental instincts that you have with children in Australia is learn to swim. Not only learn to swim but learn to swim strong.

  Eric Bana

  Strong, Children, Swim

  "Eric Bana Interview, Hanna". Interview, www.moviesonline.ca.

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• I thought I was actually doing quite well - I was on Jazz FM six days a week. I fancied going to Australia and I had a wonderful experience. It's changed me for the better and it was flattering to win.

  Tony Blackburn

  Winning, Six, Jazz

  The MIRROR Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 25, 2007.

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• You are not prime minister of Australia because of some kind of process of divine selection. You are prime minister of Australia through the gift of the Australian people.

  John Howard

  Leadership, People, Kind

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• At the moment people get on boats because they flee terror at home and believe the many years' long wait in UNHCR camps is not a valid option, especially if they have children in their care. After the Vietnam War, Australia took a larger humanitarian intake than at any other period in our history. The Australian community accepted that. They were told why we needed to do it, and why it was the only ethical decent policy that a wealthy advanced country should adopt.

  Malcolm Fraser

  Leadership, Country, Children

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• I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view.

  John Howard

  Country, Views, World

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Remarks such as 'great Australian', 'larger than life' are sometimes used where they are not appropriate. But in the case of Kerry Packer both of those descriptions are entirely appropriate. He was a great Australian, he was a larger than life character and in so many ways he left his mark on the Australian community over a very long career in business, particularly in the media and also that other great passion of his, Australian sport

  John Howard

  Sports, Business, Character

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• If I am wrong and you are right then the democratic process of the Australian community will vindicate you and condemn me.

  John Howard

  Community, Process, Democratic

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• The most intense hatreds are not between political parties but within them.

  Phillip Adams

  Wisdom, Party, Hatred

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• Most asylum seekers do get permanent visas, so the earlier they receive the appropriate help, the faster they will become part of the community. They'll get jobs and start paying taxes too. They will see Australia as a nation with a sense of care and concern. That's so important for a cohesive society. It helps build a sense of belonging. And in terms of common decency, it's what should be happening... For God's sake, this is Australia, people should be treated with decency and humanity.

  Malcolm Fraser

  Jobs, Common Decency, People

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• Nothing they design ever gets in the way of a work of art

  Robert Hughes

  Wisdom, Art, Design

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• We want to create a sort of linguistic Lourdes, where evil and misfortune are dispelled by a dip in the waters of euphemism

  Robert Hughes

  Wisdom, Evil, Water

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• If there is one venue where Pakistan can beat Australia, then Adelaide is that ground

  Imran Khan

  Pakistan, Adelaide, Beats

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• When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men.

  Bruce Beresford

  Growing Up, Men, White Man

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• Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transformed over the last 10 years than our relationship with China.

  John Howard

  Country, Years, Important Relationships

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.

  Julie Bishop

  Strong, Government, Population

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Norway, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom are among the least religious societies on earth. According to the United Nations' Human Development Report (2005), they are also the healthiest, as indicated by life expectancy, adult literacy, per capita income, educational attainment, gender equality, homicide rate, and infant mortality. . . . Conversely, the fifty nations now ranked lowest in terms of the United Nations' human development index are unwaveringly religious.

  Sam Harris

  Religious, Educational, Japan

  Sam Harris (2006). “Letter to a Christian Nation”, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated

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• In Australia, they set up a special fund to kick films off. It was quite an enlightened sort of move. You could go to this government bureau with scripts and and get finance for films.

  Bruce Beresford

  Moving, Government, Special

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• Australia has an increasingly multicultural society.

  Julie Bishop

  Multicultural Society, Multicultural

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care.

  Julie Bishop

  Leader, Research, World

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a very long time. It's Europe, it's Australia, it's the other developed and middle developing countries that have got to do the job.

  Susan George

  Country, Jobs, Europe

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• You know, when my dad was a racing fan in Australia he would follow Jack Brabham and sometimes only hear if he won two days after a race - when the result finally appeared in his newspaper. These days I can tweet something and it's all over the world in seconds.

  Mark Webber

  Dad, Race, Two

  "Mark Webber: I'm ready to have another bloody good crack at it". Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2011.

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• When I go and speak now at all sorts of conferences, later in the night there's always a better Maxie Walker than me. Billy Birmingham's legendary for basically being able to verbally kneecap any of a number of Australia's characters, particularly in the commentary box.

  Max Walker

  Character, Night, Numbers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There was a band in Australia named Midnight Oil, and they were a very, very political, and they literally hit you over the head with a hammer. U2 sometimes can hit you over the head with a rubber hammer.

  Meat Loaf

  Oil, Political, Midnight

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Tobacco companies are legally operating entities in Australia. If the Government thinks that they should not make donations to political parties, well then they should ban them operating as legally structured entities in Australia.

  Julie Bishop

  Party, Thinking, Government

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Well they're very, very genuine concerns at present as to the status of the 800 people who are to be sent by Australia to Malaysia. There's concern about the status of asylum seekers in Malaysia generally, but there's concern about the status of the 800 to be sent.

  Julie Bishop

  Genuine Concern, People, Asylum Seekers

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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