Quotes by australian authors

I was probably more scared of my high school exams than I was of the Oscars. At the time you think it's everything and if you don't do well, your life's over. Opportunities are gone. So the more you do it, the less the fear is present. Hugh Jackman

I wanted to be a lawyer. Then a journalist. Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist. Hugh Jackman

Lawyer Journalist Graduated Wanted Then Actually University

When you dance, your body just wants to find its natural weight. I'm naturally a lot more Tommy Tune than I am Wolverine. Hugh Jackman

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I've always felt embraced by the Broadway community even before I felt like I earned it. Hugh Jackman

Before Community Earned Broadway Embraced Like Felt Always Even

My mum and I are, in many ways, quite similar. We're both creative, gregarious, and energetic. Hugh Jackman

Creative Ways Similar Both Quite Gregarious Energetic Many Mum

I do heavy weights in the morning for about an hour, and then I do 45 minutes of higher-volume lifting in the afternoon. My least favorite is the legs... I do quite a few chin-ups and rows. I do mostly old-school lifting with a lot of squats. Hugh Jackman

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I'm in total sympathy with Dick Smith's sentiments; I only wish there were grounds for saying we Australians would never tolerate such appalling treatment of refugees being carried out in our name. Hugh Mackay

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. Hugh Mackay

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12 minutes a day spent by the average couple talking to each other. Hugh Mackay

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The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive behaviour in children, look to the social and emotional environment in which they are growing up, and the values they bring to the viewing experience. Hugh Mackay

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills? Hugh Mackay

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It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade. Hugh Mackay

Word Will Inevitable Magic Seems Fade Written Written Word

The fairytale has turned into a nightmare. Ian Thorpe

Fairytale Turned Nightmare

Remember to do the things you enjoy away from swimming, regularly. Ian Thorpe

You Remember Swimming Enjoy Regularly Away Things

Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it. Ian Thorpe

Success Before Had Like Look Does How Doom Compared

I'm still swimming. Ian Thorpe

Swimming Still

I used to find great difficulty in drawing feet. Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

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Music is art to me, and you don't censor art. You don't go into a museum and censor things. Iggy Azalea

Music Art Me You Go Censor Things Museum

I'd known since about eleven that I wanted to live in America. Iggy Azalea

Live About Since Known America Wanted Eleven