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Quotes by Australian Authors
"So if I design it and then go away, it's still living somewhere and it still exists by itself without me."
"I chose to stay with tennis and they didn't understand that at the school."
"At the time it seemed like a natural development of my interest in what was going on around me in society."
"If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that it's not the peopleand it's not the things, it's travel and experiencing different environments."
"At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth."
"Apart from being interested in a good role, I think it's necessary to make up your mind as to whether it will make a movie that will entertain an audience all over the world and not just in your own backyard."
"I've been working at performing for five years now. I've been working in Australia and Spain and England. When I was only 15 or 16, 1 was performing in bars; I could have had legal problems, but it's also the only way to get to know what music is all about."
"...you have to keep things in perspective, even when you are in the middle if a personal crisis. Fear breeds fear and worry builds upon worry. You can't stop feelings of grief, remorse, guilt, anger, and fear that wash over you during difficult times, but you can recognize them as pure emotional responses, and then manage them so that they don't dictate your actions."
"If the year 2000 can help us move into the future, that's fine, but I am afraid that people see it as a full stop and that one can take a big breath afterwards - you can't."
"Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church as an unlikely place to go for guidance."
"I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life."
"There is an integrity to INXS, in the music, that makes it worthwhile."
"I think it's important that we don't all have to hold our heads high all the time saying everything's fine."
"To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one's mother."
"The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal."
"This friend of mine said he was surprised to find that - I don't think it's quite a majority - a bigger percentage of actors are introverts than extroverts. It was a big surprise to him. Now, I know me, and I'll do anything if I'm playing a character. Or anything that's true to the character, anyway. But in real life I'm a little more withdrawn."
"After working for years in Hollywood where the actors have taken over, it was a real relief to get down there and not only have some children, but also have some actors that had no attitude."
"The only reason any person does not have enough money is because they are blocking money from coming to them with their thoughts."
"I grew up in the suburbs of Sydney, an arid kind of place, but every day I took the ferry across the harbour to get to school. I'd watch the ships coming in and going out."
"Life is not about negative circumstances that happen to you, it's about what you do with the golden opportunities hidden within!"
"I try to stay positive by focusing on how much I'll appreciate my health if I get better."
"I made some salt and pepper shakers a while back and waited three years for them to come."
"Women won't let me stay single and I won't let me stay married."
"What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises."
"Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know."
"If you direct your attention to the position of a bird with regard to the wave surface, it will speedily be noticed to be nearly always on the rising side or face of the wave and moving apparently at right angles to the wave's course, but really diagonal to it."
"Australian SF book publishing has undergone a boom recently, and sometimes it's easier for new writers to sell a book to a local publisher first, which then makes a US edition more likely."
"In silent movies, they tended to put the camera down, and everybody walked in front of it and acted, and then they all walked off. Cutting was quite infrequent."
"It means that, in fact, it's - whether fascist is the right word I don't know - more of a plutocracy than anything resembling a democracy; it has become a nation controlled by a very small, very wealthy elite."
"The string slices into the skin of his fingers and no matter how tough the calluses, it tears. But this beat is fast and even though his joints are aching, his arm's out of control like it has a mind of its own and the sweat tat drenches his hair and face seems to smother him, but nothing's going to stop Tom. He;s aiming for oblivion."
"Three years after starting, by physically doing everything from raising the finance to special effects, we'd finally cobbled together our low budget film."
"If you're going to be sexy in a photo, you'd better be thinking about sex rather than about being sexy."
"Oh yeah - I watched Knife in the Water, saw the shot, and repeated it. But even if I hadn't seen that film, inevitably the camera would've ended up on top of that mast, I mean if you think of it there are only so many dynamic shots on a boat."
"We knew that if we had to win the World Cup, the defensive side of the game had to be better, which means bowlers will have to bowl tight and we will have to field better."
"The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and comic books, are easy to exaggerate."
"I think at some stage, I would love to have another child. I would love to settle into a relationship that was really important to me. I actually am not good at the balance at that."
"Songs don't just come out of the air. They take time, but it's good fun, too. Maurice gave me encouragement."
"So when I read this story, it unlocked a volcano of unanswered questions, because the questions had never been asked. It was an opportunity to come to terms with the lot of repressed history - and history of repression."
"Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills."
"I wrote lyrics that were intensely personal to me a few years ago. Maybe people know me better now."
"I have a lot of objects in my space, little things, reminders, memories."
"The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals."
"I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!"
"People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused."
"I've always worked on the principle that if it interests me enough to write about it, then it must interest a lot of other people."
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