#australians

That was the big effect Lord of the Rings had on me. It was discovering New Zealand. And even more precious were the people- not at all like the Australians. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#big #discovering #effect #even #had

Australians are very unfair in this way. They spend half of any conversation insisting that the country's dangers are vastly overrated and that there's nothing to worry about, and the other half telling you how six months ago their Uncle Bob was driving to Mudgee when a tiger snake slid out from under the dashboard and bit him on the groin, but that it's okay now because he's off the life support machine and they've discovered he can communicate with eye blinks. ↗

— Bill Bryson

#communication

I think probably Australians have just a little more taste than most people. ↗

— Neil Diamond

#i #i think #just #little #more

I think Australians like a bit of vulgarity. ↗

— Julian Clary

#bit #i #i think #like #think

We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians. ↗

— Graeme Murphy

#conscious #era #golden #moved #were

Australians are pretty blunt and we say things how they really are. ↗

— Charlie Bell

#blunt #how #pretty #really #say

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey. ↗

— Yahoo Serious

#fantastic #go #journey #notion #preconceived

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

— Tom Hooper

#australians #awed #fascinating #impervious #majesty

And I liked pluralist Australia. I got a taste for pluralist Australia. I like, I like Australians and I can't believe that they're going to go to hell because they tell a good dirty joke, you know. ↗

— Thomas Keneally

#australians #because #believe #dirty #go

I'm not the first player to have their home Grand Slam and not perform. There have been a few Australians and French players, you name it. It's a tough thing. But it is one of those things. Would I rather have a Grand Slam in my country than not? I would. ↗

— Samantha Stosur

#been #country #few #first #french