Australians Quotes

You know, every country needs another country to mock, and Australians seem to be pretty good at impersonating American people. Maybe it's because all the movies and music and TV you see there is from America, so we just have the knack for it. - Callan McAuliffe

You get through [the exhaustion] by saying [the Duel in the Pool] is just an extension of the world championships... Everyone's exhausted -- the United States, the Australians, the coaches, everybody. - Natalie Coughlin

With New Zealand Dairy Foods, you would think it would have as much appeal to New Zealand investors as it would to Australians. It has good solid brands, so absolutely, barring price, it would be an attractive business. - James Lindsay

While the Queen is held in great affection by the Australian people, many Australians recognize that it is no longer sensible for us to have a citizen of another country, who visits Australia only occasionally, as our head of state. - Allison Henry

When will you Australians learn? In America we stopped using corporal punishment, and things have never been better! The streets are safe. Old people strut confidently through the darkest alleys. And the weak and nerdy are admired for their computer-programming abilities. So, like us, let your children run wild and free, because, as the old saying goes, "let your children run wild and free". - Homer Simpson

When we drew Brazil there was a group of Australians who began to cheer as if we had just won 3-0. - Guus Hiddink

When the Australians walked out, the crowd went nuts, and when we walked out, the crowd went even more nuts. I can't describe how amazing that was. Three thousand people were here rooting for the two strongest swimming nations. I'll never forget that, and I was glad to be part of it. - Michael Phelps

When the Australians say they are not swimming well, that's when you must worry. - Dean Price

What's fascinating about the Australians is they have this quality that they are impervious to majesty. They're not awed. - Tom Hooper

What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English. - Geoffrey Rush