Australian Quotes - Page 6

• Muslims are not compatible with the Australian way of life because they have a different region code

  Pauline Hanson

  Different, Way, Code

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• It is only now and then, in a jungle, or amidst the towering white menace of a burnt or burning Australian forest, that Nature strips the moral veils from vegetation and we apprehend its stark ferocity.

  H. G. Wells

  Nature, White, Forests

  HG Wells, Rudy Rucker, Colin Wilson (2013). “The Last Books of H.G. Wells: The Happy Turning: A Dream of Life & Mind at the End of its Tether”, p.25, Monkfish Book Publishing

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• I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I was 19, and I retired. I'm 32, I retired four years ago, so a good third of my life or nearly a third of my life has been all about running.

  Cathy Freeman

  Senior, Running, Team

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

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• Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?

  Yahoo Serious

  Would Be, Stories, Able

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

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• I stress the uniqueness of the Australian landscape and its metaphysical and mythic content.

  Arthur Boyd

  Stress, Landscape, Metaphysical

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• Australian Aboriginees say that the big stories - the stories worth telling and retelling, the ones in which you may find the meaning of your life - are forever stalking the right teller, sniffing and tracking like predators hunting prey in the bush.

  Robert Moss

  Hunting, Forever, Stories

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• I think the Australian men and American men are quite different. I feel like Australian men might be a little bit more laid back and a little bit cool whereas American guys are sort of 'boom, boom, boom.

  Nicky Whelan

  Men, Thinking, Guy

  Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.

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• There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting.

  Rah Digga

  Girl, Believe, Gangsta

  "Iggy Azalea Responds to Female Rapper Rah Digga's Diss About Not Being "Real" Hip-Hop" by Bruna Nessif, www.eonline.com. September 25, 2014.

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• The traditional dress of the Australian cricketer is the baggy green cap on the head and the chip on the shoulder. Both are ritualistically assumed

  Simon Barnes

  Dresses, Green, Chips

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• You never want an Australian with his back against the wall. You put any 12 blokes together and you'll get a job done. Whether it's getting a bogged four-wheel-drive off the beach or standing in front of a cricket wicket and making sure we're in a dominant position. It's the same dog, different leg action, so to speak.

  Matthew Hayden

  Funny, Wisdom, Dog

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• Audrey Auld is a great singer songwriter. She holds a unique place in contemporary Americana/Roots music. I believe that this uniqueness is largely due to the fact that she is Australian. This affords her a totally different attitude as an artist than traditional American contributors to this genre. Audrey is one of the most honest original artists I know.

  Fred Eaglesmith

  Attitude, Believe, Artist

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• The only time an Australian ever walks is when his car runs out of petrol.

  Barry Richards

  Running, Car, Walks

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• As an English player you are lifted when the crowd gets behind you. The atmosphere over here can be unsettling for the Australian players and I hope all our fans get behind us.

  Gareth Ellis

  Player, Rugby League, Atmosphere

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• The quality of players - the likes of Sam Tomkins, Rangi Chase and Lee Briers - bring an X-factor to the game. It's highly entertaining and it's something probably that the Australian game lacks a bit.

  Brett Finch

  Player, Rugby League, Games

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• I've got a good Barbarians squad including Australian backs who have played together. Gavin Henson would make a fool of himself if he was way off the pace. Not having made a tackle or played a game for so long beforehand would be a disadvantage. It would be ideal if he has a couple of games first, but who with?

  Nick Mallett

  Couple, Squad, Games

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• It's a fun day, a day which kicks off the start of our tour, it's got great tradition - Australian cricketers just love tradition - and it's been a really pleasant day.

  Matthew Hayden

  Fun, Journey, Great Day

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I've been a Nick Cave fan since the early '80s when he was part of The Birthday Party thing singing Australian self-destructive rock band and I've always followed his work and loved it.

  Aleksandar Hemon

  Party, Rocks, Self

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• Well, I'm half Australian, half English and I live in London. That is the only reason I came upon this story. My Australian mother, Meredith Hooper, was invited in late 2007 by some Australian friends to make up a token Australian audience in a tiny fringe theater play reading of an unproduced, unrehearsed play called 'The King's Speech.

  Tom Hooper

  Mother, Kings, Reading

  "Filmmaker Tom Hooper". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. January 28, 2011.

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• I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian accent back.

  Anthony LaPaglia

  Accents, Coaches, Vocal

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

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• There is something about the Australian psyche that seems to like films that are slightly offbeat.

  Nick Park

  Film, Offbeat, Seems

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• The staple of our Australian colonies, but more particularly of New South Wales, the climate and the soil of which are peculiarly suited to its production, - is fine wool.

  Charles Sturt

  Climate, Wool, Soil

  Charles Sturt (1834). “Two expeditions into the interior of Southern Australia: during the years 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1831 with observations on ... New South Wales”, p.20

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• All the arts are predominantly national, and therefore the Australian Film Commission should be funding us. The battle gets more and more vicious each year.

  Ann Macbeth

  Art, Years, Battle

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• Coming from theater, and having been to acting school, and done little, small Australian independent movies, a lot of the time, it's always about character.

  Jacqueline McKenzie

  School, Character, Independent

  "IGN Interview: The 4400's Jacqueline McKenzie". Interview with Eric Goldman, www.ign.com. August 24, 2006.

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• The Australian Open attracts one of the most competitive line-ups in the world and I’m looking forward to putting the heat on some of my old on-court rivals.

  Mark Philippoussis

  World, Rivals, Lines

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• Some societies are also more optimistic than others: the U.S. and Australia are my two picks Tell a European you think there’s a housing bubble and you’ll have a reasonable discussion. Tell an Australian and you’ll have World War III. Been there, done that!

  Jeremy Grantham

  War, Optimistic, Thinking

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