Australia Quotes - Page 21

• I went to America and got into a band, had success, had hits in Australia.

  Rick Springfield

  America, Band

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• I love to fish offshore for billfish, and have fished all over for them from the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico to the Texas gulf. I haven't made it to Australia yet, but someday I'm going.

  George Strait

  Texas, Bahamas, Mexico

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• On balance, after weighing the arguments, I believe that the time has come for Australia to create a new sovereign wealth fund.

  Malcolm Turnbull

  Believe, Balance, Sovereign

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

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• But who knows, some years from now if there's a global emissions trading scheme agreement, as many have hoped for, then I'm sure Australia would be part of it.

  Malcolm Turnbull

  Agreement, Years, Would Be

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

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• I do not believe we can effectively move Australia to a lower emission economy, which is what we need to do if we're going to make a contribution to a global reduction in greenhouse gases, without putting a price on carbon.

  Malcolm Turnbull

  Believe, Moving, Needs

  "Malcolm Turnbull, Member for Wentworth". "Sunday Profile" with Monica Attard, www.abc.net.au. May 30, 2010.

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• I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.'

  Jacki Weaver

  Hollywood

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

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• In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.

  Jacki Weaver

  Growing Up, Son, Culture

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

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• Once, in Australia, I ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes, and I only did it because they said a girl could never enter the competition.

  Olivia Wilde

  Girl, Competition, Pancakes

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• Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.

  Kevin Rudd

  Compassion, Resilience, Thirds

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

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• I have done many movies that people hadn't seen. 'The Fountain,' I spent a year on that. 'The Prestige' with Chris Nolan, and 'Australia.' From my perspective it's very satisfying. Some movies people see and other movies they don't. 'Wolverine,' 'X Men,' I know that in some level people know me just for that and it's fine for me.

  Hugh Jackman

  Men, Years, People

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• For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection, Australia.

  Sam Abell

  Alaska, Japan, Sublime

  "A Life in Photos: Q&A with Sam Abell". Interview with Jenny Wells, uknow.uky.edu. July 20, 2012.

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• I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon as I've finished a movie but don't tell anyone.

  Eric Bana

  Home, Race, Car

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• There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I try and 'go bush' to places where there's no cell reception. But, I don't get to do that often, so for the most part, it's just a state of mind.

  Cate Blanchett

  Mean, Cells, Expression

  "Cate Blanchett on Philanthropy and Beauty". Interview with Maureen Choi, www.marieclaire.com. April 1, 2011.

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• There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.

  Cate Blanchett

  Long, Tradition

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• There were two movies that asked me to go to Australia or New Zealand for long periods of time. One was 'Lord of the Rings' and one was 'The Matrix.' But I was actively involved at that time raising my family, and I couldn't really take that time out.

  Nicolas Cage

  Two, Long, My Family

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• It's always a pleasure on a personal note for me to come back to Australia.

  Nick Cave

  Pleasure, Notes

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• I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a heroic thing. Australia has a much murkier, much more complex view of its history. It's just full of all these open wounds we don't really know what to do with.

  Nick Cave

  Simple, Views, America

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• Often there's a BA crew, because half the time we stay at the same hotels, especially in Australia. I can remember spending quite a lot of time with crews around the pool there. They always make themselves known to us.

  Phil Collins

  Half, Remember, Pool

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• While I was trying to save money to go to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia I ended up getting all of this experience which meant that by the time I had enough money in the bank to go to school I didn't really need to go to school anymore.

  Russell Crowe

  Art, School, Trying

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• I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work.

  Claire Danes

  New York, New Relationship, Home

  IGN Interview, www.ign.com. July 1, 2003.

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• Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale.

  Umberto Eco

  America, Captains, Columbus

  "Signs of the times". Interview with Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2002.

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• In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest flight in the world. It was considered extremely dangerous and hazardous, pushing pilots to the limits of mechanical skills and human endurance. Aviation was young.

  Mary Garden

  Skills, Flying, Endurance

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• I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France, Britain, Australia - a vein running round the earth. It has taught me about the flow, energy and life that connects one place with another.

  Andy Goldsworthy

  Running, Artist, Japan

  Andy Goldsworthy (2001). “Midsummer Snowballs”, Harry N. Abrams

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• I have always been attracted to Australians and Australia.

  Elizabeth Hurley

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

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• There's a lot of exaggerated talk about CAFTA, but it's actually a fairly routine trade agreement. Although it involves fairly small nations, they're still more important trade partners than places like Australia or many other larger nations.

  Ernest Istook

  Agreement, Important, Routine

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