Australian Quotes - Page 8

• 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.

  Kevin Rudd

  People, Given, Absolutes

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• When possums were introduced in 1837 to start a fur industry, no one predicted that these Australian neighbours would naturalize with destructive enthusiasm, wreaking havoc on gardens and bush alike. Up to 20 million possums a year were killed during the height of the fur trade, but this barely checked their rapid expansion.

  Bee Dawson

  Garden, Years, Expansion

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• I think Australian food is probably some of the best in the world.

  Karrie Webb

  Food, Thinking, World

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• The Australian language is easier to learn than boat talk. It has a vocabulary of about six words.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Funny, Humor, Vocabulary

  P.J. O'Rourke (2012). “Holidays in Hell”, p.130, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• There's something intrinsically Australian about a bunch of brothers and school friends getting together as a band at a very young age and all pulling together as a band at a very young age and all pulling together as mates to make something happen.

  Michael Hutchence

  Brother, School, Australia Day

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The leading student of business propaganda, Australian social scientist Alex Carey, argues persuasively that “the 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.

  Noam Chomsky

  Mean, Democracies Have, Australia Day

  Noam Chomsky (1997). “World Orders, Old and New”, p.89, Pluto Press

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• If you find an Australian indoors, it's a fair bet that he will have a glass in his hand.

  Jonathan Aitken

  Food, Glasses, Hands

  Jonathan Aitken (1971). “Land of Fortune: A Study of the New Australia”, London : Secker and Warburg

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• Frank Lowy is an institution in Australian sport but judging by this decision he might be visiting a different kind of institution. He has brought the game into disrepute. The sport should not be run by dictators like him.

  Clive Palmer

  Sports, Running, Crazy

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• For Indigenous Australians, equal rights and citizenship have not always translated into full participation in Australian society. All Indigenous Australians have only been counted in the census since the 1967 Referendum. Even so, State protection and welfare laws continued to control the lives of Indigenous Australians and denied them equal rights, well into the 1970's.

  Jackie Huggins

  Australia, Rights, Law

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• Eighty-two percent of Australia's bird species and two thirds of Australia's mammal species can be found on our (Australian Wildlife Conservancy) reserves. We put teams of people on the frontline in the battle against feral animals, wildfires and noxious weeds. Science underpins everything we do.

  Kristy Hinze

  Weed, Team, Animal

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• It's a huge honour to wear No 7 at Liverpool. I think about the legends: Dalglish, Keegan and that Australian guy.

  Luis Suarez

  Football, Thinking, Guy

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• Backyards are as Australian as the Hills Hoists they host, and as individual as those who work and play in them. Whether haven, pantry or playground, they all tell a story.

  Pete Munro

  Garden, Play, Backyards

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• The Australian backyard was once built for tradesmen and outdoor toilets. As suburbs spread, it became a playground and source of pride.

  Pete Munro

  Pride, Garden, Backyards

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• There are many possible approaches to Australian garden design, and they all reflect the designer's individual response to gardens. For my part, I love all things most gardeners abhor... I like the whole thing to be as wild as possible, so that you have to fight your way through in places.

  Edna Walling

  Fighting, Garden, Design

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• Winning the world championship in '66 was really the pinnacle of the whole thing, because to win a championship with an Australian made engine was a fantastic feather in our cap.

  Jack Brabham

  Sports, Winning, World

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• It is Australian innocence to love The naturally excessive and be proud Of a thoroughbred gelding who ran fast.

  Peter Porter

  Sports, Proud, Innocence

  Peter Porter (1961). “Once bitten, twice bitten: poems”

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• It's something I've always wanted - to be known as an Australian. When I was younger I was always referred to as an Aboriginal tennis player. Now I think the award means that I have been recognised as an entertainer and that makes me happy... It's given me probably as big a kick as winning Wimbledon.

  Evonne Goolagong Cawley

  Sports, Mean, Winning

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• Australian weather's amazing! You notice that when you go overseas.

  Flume

  Weather

  Source: www.coupdemainmagazine.com

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• Ksubi' - the Australian jean brand, they're one of my favourite brands of just clothes and stuff, and the Swedish brand 'Acne', but other than that, not at this point in time designing. I wouldn't mind collab'n with those guys though.

  ASAP Rocky

  Clothes, Design, Guy

  "Interview: A$AP Rocky On His Debut Album 'Long.live.A$AP' And Upcoming NZ Show". Interview with Shahlin Graves, www.coupdemainmagazine.com. June 12, 2013.

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• Rupert Murdoch gave up his Australian citizenship in order to buy television stations in the United States, which is symptomatic of the way Murdoch operates. Everything is for sale, including his birthright. The Mirror is not read by soccer hooligans. It's read by ordinary people of this country. That comment is simply patronizing. But to be criticized by the Moonies and Murdoch in one breath is really just a fine moment for me.

  John Pilger

  Soccer, Country, Order

  Source: progressive.org

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• People who are following their dreams inspire me. I train at this relatively new gym in West Hollywood called Training Mate. It's owned by a former Australian football player named Luke Milton. The classes are mostly taught by other Australians that are just like Luke: fit, funny, cute, and approachable. Now they're talking about opening another location. He will open another location and be successful because he's following his dream. People like him inspire me because they make me think I can do it too.

  Dayna Devon

  Cute, Dream, Football

  "Fashion designer Dayna Devon: Pursuing new passions and plugging into mindfulness". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• My God, I wish we had [the] 9th Australian Division with us this morning.

  Freddie de Guingand

  Morning, Military, Wish

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• I've been very physical my whole life. I went out hiking and camping for days in the Australian forest, and when I trained at drama school for three years, we did a whole lot on stage-fighting techniques. And I was a dancer from 5 to 18, so I have a memory for choreography.

  Yvonne Strahovski

  Memories, Drama, School

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

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• I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete having a go. It isn't until they see the full Cathy Freeman picture that they realise how proud I am of my ancestry and heritage. I'd like a little more tolerance and acceptance of my culture and all the differing cultures that make up Australia.

  Cathy Freeman

  Leadership, Athlete, Kids

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• I have been told many times that when I win I make my people proud to be Australian. I am Aboriginal, I am one of them and every time I win or am honoured like this it should be an example to Aboriginal people who may think they have nowhere to go but down. But more importantly I am an Australian and I would like to make all Australians feel proud to be Australian. Ours is a truly multicultural society and should be united as such. I would like to believe that my successes are celebrated by all Australians, bringing our nation together.

  Cathy Freeman

  Success, Leadership, Believe

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