#australia

I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ↗

— Colleen McCullough

#australian #before #deal #federation #formation

I would rather have bowel surgery in the woods with a stick. If you are not stung or pronged to death in some unexpected manner, you may be fatally chomped by sharks or crocodiles, or carried helplessly out to sea by irresistible currents, or left to stagger to an unhappy death in the baking outback. ↗

— Bill Bryson

#death

Thou asks, puttar, the purpose of life. This is a very large question indeed from one so young. It is a very quick question to answer, however, and this you will understand one day, or even sooner. Love and be loved, and do a little bit of good. That is the purpose of life, even though tennis is not cricket. ↗

— "Harkishen Singh"

#life

And also it was a process of, we lifted weights as well, in an effort to train my body to then be able to lift heavier weights when I got in Australia. So that was the first couple of months. ↗

— Brandon Routh

#also #australia #body #couple #effort

There is a deep affection in Australia for the Queen. And I mean the Queen's been the Queen ever since I was born. I mean she is part of the firmament of Australia's sort of national life; there's a deep respect for her role. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#australia #been #born #deep #ever

I stress the uniqueness of the Australian landscape and its metaphysical and mythic content. ↗

— Arthur Boyd

#content #i #landscape #metaphysical #mythic

You know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy... I've stopped dressing for other people. If I think I look good, that's the most important thing. ↗

— Rose Byrne

#dressing #flashy #glitzy #good #i

Australia is the most isolated continent. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#continent #isolated #most

For us Australians, Singapore also represents sacred soil. Almost 2000 Australians died here in the defense of your island country and our neighborhood. ↗

— Michael Jeffery

#also #australians #country #defense #died

I started off in England and very few people knew I was Australian. I mean, the clues were in the poems, but they didn't read them very carefully, and so for years and years I was considered completely part of the English poetry scene. ↗

— Peter Porter

#carefully #clues #completely #considered #england