Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's not always a good thing for Australian stocks when commodities prices go up. I look at the U.S. picture first when I make decisions because the market is so huge and has a global spin-off on stocks.

An upside risk for Australian shares though is that a bubble forms on the back of enthusiasm for China and resources stocks.

Increased confidence, a strong housing sector and low interest rates have got Australian consumers in buying mode.

Mario Ancic

I'm really happy having played four matches extremely well with unbelievable tempo coming into the final. Today I was really flat but I have to take the positive away from the four good matches I played and focus for (next week's Australian Open in) Melbourne.

Maria Sharapova

I hope to be able to play (the Gold Coast) in 2007, and will be doing everything possible in consultation with my doctors to be healthy enough to play this Australian Open.

Not at this stage, not in the Australian side. I like to see the blokes go through the right procedure ... I wouldn't like to experiment too much.

Mahela Jayawardene

It was one of the best Australian summers for Sri Lanka ever. Brett was bowling very quick, on very quick tracks, but we settled ourselves and knew exactly what to do. We worked very hard to get used to those conditions, and we will do the same here.

Kim Clijsters

I want to have a match here so that I don't go into the Australian Open without having played a match for a week and a half, two weeks almost.

I want to give my total commitment to the Australian people that I will endeavour to be a governor general of the people and for the people.

Ruby Rose

I started off as an Australian model. I had so many knockbacks, having short hair and being rejected, and I always thought: I'm never gonna get to where I want to get unless I start looking more feminine.

It was $20,000 for running eighth in the Australian Cup and I thought I'd run him and go to the Queen's Cup next week.

It will offer Australian trade qualifications and thereby enable people who pass through the college, not only to carry that qualification . . . into their own countries, but of course that would greatly help them if they wished to fill any of the skilled vacancies . . . in Australia,

The values of the Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar and the Canadian dollar, as measured relative to the U.S. dollar, have been important signals of changing trends in global economic activity.

There's good evidence that economic momentum globally is picking up and that's typically positive for commodities and the Australian dollar.

There's more Fed tightening to come than is currently priced into the market. That should see the U.S. dollar stronger and weigh on the Australian dollar.

There's little upside for the Australian dollar at these levels. We expect the dollar to fall over the next week or so whether there's an increase in interest rates or not.

Michael Thomas

The trend should be a weakening one for the Australian dollar.

We want to make sure that Australian cricket fans make up the majority of the crowd.

We are making tough decisions to turn the corner on Australian Paper in this depressed environment.

What any country now knows is that they've got a prime minister they can sit on, and that he will, if they've got some part of Australian law that they object to, there's a very good chance that when they sit on the prime minister, they will get a result.

Maurice Gibb

We expected to have a good time with Clive Davis 'cause I've always liked him, his shows. I've sort of followed his career a bit 'cause he had a lot of that on PBS over here.

Craig Phillips

This is very much a hands on role and Tom brings a wealth of logistical and Olympic Games experience to the team and we welcome him to the Australian team management.

Luke Mitchell

I have quite an eclectic taste in music. I like Angus & Julia Stone; they are an Australian brother/sister duo. I like Adele. She is phenomenal.

In times like this, you need to be focused on economies around the world where there's scope for policy response into an economic slowdown. There are a number of factors that we like about the Australian market.

Interest-rate support for the Australian dollar will lessen quite substantially as the year progresses. We see a steady outlook from the Reserve Bank of Australia and a higher Fed rate.

Interest rate expectations will continue to support the Australian dollar.

In the Australian Cup everything went his way.

In the Australian context there have been hybrid securities for corporations for 10 years. In Europe, this is a brand new, exciting market.

Rebel Wilson

In 'A Few Best Men,' I play a lesbian character. I played the lesbian sister of the bride who ends up kissing a dude at the end, but she was, like, a full-on lesbian in that. And I beat out famous Australian lesbians for the role.

Alexander Downer

In addition, I will express Australian support for international efforts to meet the pressing humanitarian problems facing North Korea.

I guess it's up to the Australian selectors. They have the right to pick who they think are the best players.

I'm an Australian sprinter, we think we can win anything we go in. It doesn't matter if we have both legs tied behind our back, we think we can still win.

Michael Leunig

If you're becoming weary and disillusioned with Australian values, Judeo-Christian values or Western civilisation, I recommend strangers - they're such a glorious, redeeming wilderness to wander into.