Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Connolly

Stephen is a world class player and has made a fantastic contribution to Australian rugby. He will play an important role leading up to, and during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Peter Singer

Some of the things that I'm trying to do are to strengthen those other forces, and give them a better chance of having some influence.

Some of the risks coming through in the labor market in Australia are still very tight and, ultimately, you would expect that to push up wages and then flow through to inflation.

O. Henry

Our selection reflects that we respect Australian rugby and the Australian team and we all know it will be a hard game at the weekend.

Craig James

Our view is that the Australian share market is overdue for a correction.

Our bid is primarily about legacy and development. Obviously we can't compete with England, India and Australia when it comes to money and ground size, but it would be huge in terms of development of our game.

Our basic complaint is if England and Australia can plan regular home series every year, why should we not plan. India is a major force.

Rising petrol prices and reduced domestic travel is a concern for regional Australia as few tourists will be passing through country towns, staying in local hotels and contributing to local economies and jobs.

Maurice Gibb

Robin had always wanted to go solo, so when it happened I wasn't angry at all. I understood the situation. But Barry is so full of pride and couldn't understand why Robin had done it.

Requesting clemency is something that accords with the Australian government's responsibility to protect its citizens but it will also have to respect the legal process in Indonesia.

Peter Singer

I might well have written a different book in some respects had I been writing it now. But I wouldn't really go back on things I had said.

We now have people drinking Australian wine. The task of the industry now is to keep those people drinking it and not moving on to the next great thing. We can produce what the customer wants, but we need to know what they are after.

I will also spend 10 days with the All Whites when they come in for the Malaysian matches. We will also look at players in Australia when the state leagues start next month. There are other players in Europe we have targeted. We are also keen to have a look in Asia.

I was listening to the first record the other day, and it sounds remarkably contemporary.

Jamie has fought four tough guys to get this far including the highly-rated Australian on his home patch and he fully deserves his gold.

Richard Flanagan

The 2007 Labor campaign was the most presidential in Australian history, with a slogan - Kevin07 - exceeded in its banality only by its success.

Stuart Clark

That wasn't our best game on Sunday. We need to win and get the ball rolling. We need to perform to the levels we know we can. We proved in Australia that we can (win), and we want to prove we can do the same here.

I think it's time the shouting match is done. The Australian ballot would end that.

Amanda Smith

It gives rise to the question how much can be done in Australia without putting the two together.

I think that's Australian baseball. We're going to fight and we're not going to give up until the last out.

Graham Arnold

Liverpool was also concerned that making Harry travel all the way to Australia and back when it was clear he could not take part in the matches was not in his best interests.

Martha Hunt

I was excited to come to Australia to shoot for Seafolly because I've been wanting to visit since I was young. There wasn't much time to explore because we were so busy, which happens often during shoots. We had to take a boat to the Whitsunday Islands every day to get to the locations, which was a great way to start the day.

Maurice Gibb

I was in my bath and looked down-my body was covered with bruises. When Robin came home from the hospital, he had bruises in exactly the same places.

Donald Young

It feels great. It was the goal the whole year -- to win the Australian Open and stay No. 1 for the rest of the year. I feel like there's been a big target on my chest. It'll probably be even bigger next year. It's been hard. It's been on my mind a lot. I've been thinking about it all the time.

I think she plays the role of queen of Australia impeccably. The country was formed under the Crown, we decided to federate under the Crown and it is the fulcrum of our federal system.

I think certainly we felt Australia didn't have a good day at the office that day and we know they'll be much improved.

I think offshore investors would be looking at the Australian telecommunications market and seeing a stock that is already fully priced compared to its international peers and has sentiment weighing on it, at least for the shorter term.

I think his success comes down in large part to the fact that he had two months off when he left the tour of Australia because of that injury.

Nick Cave

I think for Johnny, Australia had its western story as well,

I think this was great for Australian baseball. It's another step from the Olympics. Hopefully, we get invited back to the next one and hopefully we can, instead of losing by two, maybe we can win by two.

Marat Safin

I have been working very hard and my knee is a lot better but it would not be right to go to a Grand Slam and test my knee right now. I am sorry to all my Australian fans but I will be back next year.

I don't know about overhauls but there would be some fall-out if Australia lost the series 2-0, no doubt.

Fred Couples

I did play with Tiger in Australia and it was truly, truly a treat. I think I'm looking forward to that.