Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Nicholas

If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.

Ricky Ponting

It's a song that we sing after we win a Test match. We sing it after every one-day series win. It's been passed down through the generations. It's the culture of the Australian team.

All some folks want is their fair share and yours.

With the Australian dollar now trading just below 75 US cents, we only need a US dollar gold price of around $US573 per ounce to break the record which has stood for 26 years.

We will be working as a team over the next few years to help raise the profile, awareness and funding for the Royal Flying Doctor Service through the Australian cricket network so they can continue to help Australians in need.

Julia Gillard

We of course remember the days when the leader of the house was the bovver boy, stand over man of Australian politics, now he's just pathetic and this is just a pathetic resolution moved to try and guillotine this debate through this House from a minister who only yesterday ... was complaining about debate being guillotined.

We don't make the rules, we interpret them. Since that day he has been free to try to make the Australian team, the same as everyone else.

Frank Lowy

We have (got assurances from the Greek football federation) that the best team will come from Greece and we will (also) have the Australian team in full swing.

Nick Heidfeld

This season's Australian Grand Prix will certainly have a rather different feel about it. To start with, the race has been put back due to the Commonwealth Games, so there won't be that extra buzz you get when it's the first race of the season.

There is a lot of interest in resources stocks and the sector looks set for a good move forward. There are all the usual stories about overseas predators targeting Australian miners, which look cheap on a world-wide comparison.

Kylie Minogue

Ultimately, yes, it's my name and I have to deliver the goods. But it doesn't happen without a team. So I try and work with the best people I can.

Why is Greg Norman not doing something to help the Australian circuit,

To me she represents the Australian spirit. She doesn't give up, she's tough like nails, she's in the business of performance.

Imogen Heap

On YouTube you can tell what countries are watching and I've definitely noted a strong Australian following. You can plan your tours around where the love is on Twitter and YouTube - before, you couldn't tell.

When my number was called for first place, my mother held up the Australian flag so high and the cheers were overwhelming from the crowd, ... The news is being well received back in Australia, too. We've won on three continents.

Richard Boucher

We will continue to work with the German and the Australian embassies in Islamabad and continue to press the Taliban for information about the status of investigation of the detainees and on how the case might proceed under the Taliban legal system.

There is no place in Australian cricket for racism, whether it be on or off the field.

Dave Thomas

Peace Software emerged the clear leader from our rigorous selection process based on its successful track record in the Australian market, the rich functional footprint of the Peace 8 product, and a clearly defined product roadmap.

Over recent years it has been subdued import prices that have mostly helped to keep a lid on Australian 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.

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.

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.

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.

Samantha Stosur

That $27,000 that a young player will now get just for making the main draw at the Australian Open is huge. It can set them up for a couple of months which at that level you really do need that kind of help. It sounds like a lot of money, but when you're travelling the world trying to make it as a tennis player, it doesn't last long.

Eleanor Catton

My mum was a children's librarian, so I spent a lot of time in the library. My reading life, because of my mum's work, was evenly split between American, Canadian, Australian and British authors.

Narrowing interest-rate differentials with the U.S. will continue to hit the Australian dollar.

Martina Hingis

(My performance at the recent Australian Open) gave me a lot of confidence. Making the last eight (in Melbourne) exceeded all my expectations. Now that confidence shows, especially in today's game. I've been improving every week.

Looking back, it is understandable why the Australian and New Zealand currencies peaked in early 2005. That was about the same time that the demand for crude oil also started to moderate.

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.