Top 263 Australians Quotes & Sayings - Page 2
Explore popular Australians quotes.
Last updated on November 5, 2024.
Australians have more fun. They just do. I guess I should not be surprised by this fact given that this is the place that birthed both Hugh Jackman and Kylie Minogue.
Slave holding is very unusual among the English-speaking peoples. Canadians didn't do it. Australians didn't do it. The Democratic Party and the states they controlled did it!
Through the Australians, and the Japanese, too, I suppose, the Americans get their message across, but not in a heavy-handed way.
All Australians understand that high-quality, reliable and affordable broadband is a critical part of the infrastructure our nation needs to prosper in coming years.
I'm definitely attracted to other Australians; I have a laid-back attitude to life that I feel is very Australian; I love a good barbie.
As young Australians, the value of teamwork has been instilled in us throughout our schooling.
I am deeply committed to the cause of Indigenous Australians, and not just because of the Apology, but the big challenges which lie ahead in closing the gap.
I think there are more Australians making it in Hollywood... we have a fantastic reputation for having a great work ethic.
The Australia to 2050 report highlights something that is well understood by South Australians, that infrastructure plays a key role in long-term economic expansion.
I'm angry and I understand why Australians paying mortgages are angry.
We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians.
I got to know Australians well working on the 'Mad Max' franchise with director George Miller.
Like, Australians definitely don't walk around dressed up in blackface going, 'Ha-ha.'
Part of the beauty of the way Australians hang out isn't just how relaxed it is, but the inclusive, rolling nature of how they socialize.
Black Saturday reminded many Australians of what they know only too well: that of all the advanced economies, Australia is perhaps the one most vulnerable to climate change.
Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies.
I get along with Australians really well. Everyone's usually really cool, and it's always a drag to leave.
Australians are a passionate lot. We are also a very practical lot.
Australians can trust me to get the job done. They can have the confidence that in the heart of the circumstances I will win through in their interests no matter how relentlessly negative the leader of the opposition is.
You have to remember that I was an Australian girl of the Fifties and Sixties. For Australians at that time, it was imperative to get out of the country and discover the world.
It was very frustrating when I was president of Hakoah. You could not make any headway. We couldn't attract the public because it was an ethnic game. Australians were not interested.
Australians and the British are very similar: If you try and stand out in any way, and you try to reach for success, someone is gonna be there to cut you down.
As Australians, we see the law as inherently bad. We have a real inherent distaste for authority in our makeup.
I was elected by the Australian people to bring back a fair go for all Australians. I have given my absolute best to do that.
When he breathed, he truly was Australia’s greatest white elder and friend without peer of the original Australians.
Among many other reforms, Australians pioneered the secret ballot and universal suffrage.
Australians, we've got a very healthy sense of humor in us. God forbid we take ourselves too seriously so it's kind of a cultural trait.
Australians are very provincial in many ways. If they feel that you've used them as a stepping stone to bigger things, they resent it.
Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.
Sorry Day falls on the eve of Reconciliation Week, giving us the chance to ask whether we are making progress in the wider challenge of reconciling Indigenous and other Australians.
It's always a fine line. If you overdo (aggression) it's 'ugly Australians', but if you have a smile on your face it's Australia being too nice.
Compared to the United States and certainly a lot of other countries around the world... per year, Australians do see more films.
With Australians we're saying we're going to win before we start playing and pretty much keep on saying that.
I believe it's time for direct action on climate change, standing together as ordinary Australians to take control of our shared future.
I am thoroughly satisfied that smoking is detrimental to the intelligence of Australians who I notice now are beginning to look sickly, pale and intellectually destitute.
So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and reflecting the aspirations and needs of, you know the mass of ordinary Australians.
That was the big effect Lord of the Rings had on me. It was discovering New Zealand. And even more precious were the people- not at all like the Australians.
If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.
What's the point of being an Australian guy traveling through India if you are going to go to India to meet other Australians?
As Australians, we must not leave our children worse off. That’s not fair. That is not our way.
Certainly the Australians were buried in Korea. But I think that from Vietnam on, all the killed were brought home to America or to Australia, in our case.
Australians aren't really that crazy; in L.A. you get a little crazier. From my experience at least, Aussies don't really care that much about celebrities or things like that.
To me, being Australian is about looking after your mates, taking care of the less fortunate, supporting the underdog and enhancing the spirit that makes all Australians unique.
What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English.
Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much.
I see lots of differences between Australians and Americans - but as mothers, I think we're pretty much alike!
You don't have to be Albert Einstein to see that we, as a race of people, we Australians, are being buried by a mass migration program to line the pockets of the rich and powerful.
Like, Australians definitely don't walk around dressed up in blackface going "Ha-ha."
The Philippine races, like all the Malays, do not succumb before the foreigner, like the Australians, the Polynesians and the Indians of the New World.
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.
What I'm trying to do when I visit Australia, is warn Australians that even though it might not be the case today, learn from the mistakes that we made in Europe: be vigilant and look at Islam for what it really is.
What we do to our native Australians, our own indigenous people, is nothing short of horrific.
Brits and Australians have a similar sense of humour, obviously because of our links. It's more sort of jibbing and doesn't take itself too seriously.
I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted and can have a laugh.
On Australia Day 2010, as we enter this second decade of the 21st century, Australians can be optimistic about our future, but we cannot afford to mistake optimism for complacency.
We still have disgraceful policies on asylum seekers and Aboriginal Australians continue to die in custody.
I see lots of differences between Australians and Americans - but as mothers, I think were pretty much alike!
I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the pride we have as Australians playing against England, that's always hard to take.
Believe it or not, cricket was my first love. I would genuinely have swapped the dream of a winning goal at Wembley for a century against the Australians at Lord's.
Sport has long occupied a special place in the hearts of Australians, and today the nation welcomes a new champion to the pantheon. Cadel Evans, cyclist extraordinaire.
