#australia

But the Australians, what do the Australians do? How do they structure their landscape? For a start they postulate a primal builder, whose work they presume only to interpret: the mythical animal who was active in the “dreamtime,” that is, a primal era, beyond verification, as the name indicates. A time of sleep. The visible landscape is an effect of causes that are to be found in the dreamtime. For example, the snake that dragged itself over this plain creating these undulations, etc., etc. These.. curious Aborigines make sure their eyes are closed while events take place, which allows them to see places as records of events. But what they see is a kind of dream, and they wake into a reverie, since the real story (the snake, not the hills) happened while they were asleep. ↗

— César Aira

#australian-aboriginal #dreamtime #dreams

I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival. ↗

— David Attenborough

#am #arrival #australia #colleagues #film

I have a TV Soap Boomerang award, and I always start my year with the Australian Open tennis! Tennis, soccer, you name it. ↗

— Doug Davidson

#australian #award #boomerang #i #i always

I'd won the Australian Open twice, but winning Wimbledon takes something special. ↗

— Stefan Edberg

#i #open #something #special #takes

I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian accent back. ↗

— Anthony LaPaglia

#australian #back #coach #could #get

There is no doubt that Iraqis, like Australians and Americans, love and desire freedom. However, if freedom doesn't mean the right to complete self-determination, unfettered by interests other than one's own, then that freedom is less than worthless - it's oppression. ↗

— Amir Butler

#complete #desire #doubt #freedom #however

The idea of having Australians upset at me is just awful. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

#awful #having #idea #just #me

In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government. ↗

— Helen Clark

#australia #between #defense #difference #end

Well, there have been periods in the past when prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand were at each others' throats publicly and frequently. That's not productive at all. ↗

— Helen Clark

#been #each #frequently #in the past #ministers

Well, we don't think for a moment that either the U.S. or Australia are out to damage the New Zealand economy, but if there were a sustained period in which they had a free-trade agreement and New Zealand didn't have that same arrangement with the States, that could be both trade- and investment-distorting. ↗

— Helen Clark

#arrangement #australia #both #could #damage