Famous Quotes & Sayings

No, that has nothing to do with Paul's decision. Paul has done a fabulous job at Tennis Australia over 12 great years. He's decided the time is right now.

Mahela Jayawardene

It was one of the best Australian summers for Sri Lanka ever. Brett was bowling very quick, on very quick tracks, but we settled ourselves and knew exactly what to do. We worked very hard to get used to those conditions, and we will do the same here.

It's very important to Australia that these schemes work and are supported because if we keep independents in the market place we'll keep discounting in the market place so that means it's a win-win situation.

Kim Clijsters

I want to have a match here so that I don't go into the Australian Open without having played a match for a week and a half, two weeks almost.

Michael Campbell

I want to play Memorial, but I can't play that now because of my restrictions. I feel that my wings have been clipped a little bit. I want to be a global player. I want to play in Europe and Australia and different parts of the world. But I couldn't commit to 15 events.

I want to give my total commitment to the Australian people that I will endeavour to be a governor general of the people and for the people.

I want people to go away from the games with memories they will treasure all their lives. I want the games to captivate people in Australia and beyond. I want to showcase a great event, a great city and a great country.

Ruby Rose

I started off as an Australian model. I had so many knockbacks, having short hair and being rejected, and I always thought: I'm never gonna get to where I want to get unless I start looking more feminine.

It was $20,000 for running eighth in the Australian Cup and I thought I'd run him and go to the Queen's Cup next week.

It used to be Britain and Ireland but more and more it is Australia and New Zealand. I think a lot of it has to do with the exchange rate, the pound is high and even the Euro is high, the Australian dollar is much better.

It will offer Australian trade qualifications and thereby enable people who pass through the college, not only to carry that qualification . . . into their own countries, but of course that would greatly help them if they wished to fill any of the skilled vacancies . . . in Australia,

The values of the Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar and the Canadian dollar, as measured relative to the U.S. dollar, have been important signals of changing trends in global economic activity.

All some folks want is their fair share and yours.

We see the participants in the Australian health care market continuing to do very strongly,

Anthony Albanese

Australian seafarers make an important contribution to national security in a country with thousands of kilometres of uninhabited coastline.

The government of Indonesia is surprised and disappointed and deeply deploring this decision by the Australian Department of Immigration.

We drink VB, Victoria Bitter, which is way better.

We also listen to PJ Harvey; a lot of driving music. You need something a little more relaxing in the car.

I really wanted to work hard on my lyrics.

It's not important to how the band functions or to what we do. That's just many people's opinions on what they see. A lot of people project stuff on you, but that's okay.

I guess to just keep playing music; to just keep outdoing the last record.

Dante didn't work out, and then we found Ryan. He worked at a comic, record and toy store in Fremont.

All I've ever wanted to do was play music and go on the road and make records.

When you meet someone for the first time, that's not the whole book. That's just the first page.

Ben Nicholas

If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.

We were encouraged by a comment that when the details of the rights are outlined to us, both South Australia and Western Australia should be happy with the outcome. That would suggest it shouldn't be anything less than we have had in the past.

We understand that James may have an opportunity to play Davis Cup and because he played deep into the Australian Open, he would need some time off. We've already spoken about having him back in Delray Beach next year.

Stuart Appleby

We shouldn't be playing an Australian Open here. We should be playing on a top-10 course, ... To think that courses like Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath are sitting there while we play this place is ridiculous.

Bindi Irwin

One day we were sitting in our little classroom in the middle of Australia Zoo, and Dad bursts in and says, 'OK, today we're going to go climb a mountain,' - the Glass House Mountains are about 20 minutes away - so we packed up all our math work and ran out the door and climbed Mount Tibrogargan.

Duncan Fletcher

We will look to see who will need a rest before going to Australia and we will make plans accordingly.

We will be working as a team over the next few years to help raise the profile, awareness and funding for the Royal Flying Doctor Service through the Australian cricket network so they can continue to help Australians in need.

Every time someone who arrives illegally in Australia is granted refugee status, it means that a place is denied to someone often in more dire circumstances,

Richie Benaud

But now that the series has been decided, the teams were well matched but Australia got a surprise.