Famous Quotes & Sayings

Of all the economic statistics, the labor market best highlights the underlying strength of the Australian economy.

None of us knew how the Faithfulls had become the Maple-Browns, ... Pamela and Jim spoke about them as family, and we had to pretend we knew who they were talking about. Now we know them all . This is a family drama. They are real people, they have real passions and intrigues. Major Australian events were going on around them.

No one had seen anything like it; every time England took another Australian wicket, the switchboard lit up like a Christmas tree. By the end of the day another 7,000 had been sold.

There is a reasonable fundamental picture for selling US dollars and the Australian dollar will benefit,

Chris Evans

There are plenty of Australians working for major firms overseas and they want to make sure they keep their Australian tax base intact, in the sense of being up-to-date with the latest that's happening.

I am sure he is here watching us and I couldn't be happier for him and for everyone involved in Australian soccer.

Marat Safin

I am very sad that I cannot go to the Australian Open to defend my title. I have been working very hard and it is a lot better.

Marat Safin

I am very sad I cannot go to the Australian Open to defend my title as champion.

Stuart Davis

But for us, the biggest change in the Australian market over the last five to 10 years has been local companies becoming more international in their focus, which plays to our strengths.

Barrera keeps talking about his Mexican heart. Come Saturday, people will be talking about my Australian heart.

Imagine her surrounded at a table for eight by Australian cattlemen off for a jolly in Singapore! I don't want to say she was intolerant but she was. The simple life was the right life.

Ricki-Lee Coulter

Music is my number one, it's my life, it's my everything. I'm enjoying challenging myself; I want to raise the bar and set a new standard for Australian pop artists.

Frank Lowy

Maybe next time it can be an Australian but this is a global game. It's not about nationality, it's about talent and finding somebody with the right experience.

No other Australian retailer ever has decided to take on the world. We're going to take on the world.

Given the global outperformance of the Australian share market, some investors are questioning the possibility of further gains.

Fox's comprehensive cricket coverage over the coming summers is a must for all Australian cricket fans.

From a technical perspective the Australian dollar has failed to break 75.80 cents, which would have otherwise signaled the end of its downward trend. The Australian dollar's downward trend is still in place.

Ben Bernanke

If Australia finds it has a strong Australian dollar, and it has higher unemployment, then it would have to respond, and that would either be by increasing domestic demand or by weakening its own currency.

Holly Valance

I don't want to be 35 years old and still popping out songs in miniskirts and la-la-la.

I don't think of things globally myself, but I kind of would like to think of things where they are tangible and here. Then I can grasp that concept.

Werner Herzog

I have never left my culture. It doesn't matter whether I film with Australian aborigines or in Antarctica.

I have never been over fond of scenes anywhere.

Khalil Gibran

I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.

I find it odd at 47 that I can go to festivals and be in the company of groups that are much younger and we are playing a not-dissimilar set.

Freddy Garcia

I feel pretty good. I have to make my pitches when I'm there. I don't know the Australian hitters, but I'll figure it out.

I feel like this is a bit strange being in here, though. I am a happy person, generally. I like a laugh. Don't I seem to be a happy person?

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 what the situation is with the Australian team but they seem pretty settled. In the same way that there were plenty saying last summer that they did not want to be in the side that loses the Ashes, there'll be more wanting to be in the team that regains them. We are under no illusion about how determined Australia will be.

I'd buy the Australian dollar next week. The data could continue to be stronger, which will generate a rally.

Arjuna Ranatunga

I blame the Australian media for the public reaction. There are some cheerleaders in the Australian media and it's a sad situation.

We understand that James may have an opportunity to play Davis Cup and because he played deep into the Australian Open, he would need some time off. We've already spoken about having him back in Delray Beach next year.

Stuart Appleby

We shouldn't be playing an Australian Open here. We should be playing on a top-10 course, ... To think that courses like Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath are sitting there while we play this place is ridiculous.

Joan Sutherland

Technique is the basis of every pursuit. If you're a sportsman or you're a singer or a swimmer, well that comes under sport but you have to develop a basic technique to know what you're doing at any given time.