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Small: Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer
"Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer"
Henry Lawson, Writer
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Small: To make us a terrorist target in a region that is full of terrorism is dumb and unforgiveable
"To make us a terrorist target in a region that is full of terrorism is dumb and unforgiveable"
John Hewson, Politician
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Small: Im not tied to any particular political line
"I'm not tied to any particular political line"
John Hewson, Politician
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Small: People demand a lot of the justice system and they demand things that it cant deliver
Helen Garner
"People demand a lot of the justice system and they demand things that it can't deliver"
Helen Garner, Novelist
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Small: But I now think what I was doing, in a completely unconscious way, was getting off the turf where my husband a
Helen Garner
"But I now think what I was doing, in a completely unconscious way, was getting off the turf where my husband and I might be rivals. We were both working in fiction... so I look back and I see that I consciously vacated the contested ground"
Helen Garner, Novelist
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Small: There are no big groupie fans or anything
"There are no big groupie fans or anything"
Daniel Johns, Musician
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Small: Kinda when I stopped eating was on our second album, just as it felt like everything was so out of control
"Kinda when I stopped eating was on our second album, just as it felt like everything was so out of control"
Daniel Johns, Musician
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Small: Im always active in trying to educate people when it comes to eating animal products, testing on animals, and
"I'm always active in trying to educate people when it comes to eating animal products, testing on animals, and the health benefits of being vegan, although I'm probably not the best person to be talking about the latter at the moment"
Daniel Johns, Musician
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Small: I wrote... Neon Ballroom in that time where I hated music, really everything about it, I hated it
"I wrote... Neon Ballroom in that time where I hated music, really everything about it, I hated it"
Daniel Johns, Musician
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Small: I have not really experienced any significant conflict with anyone in regard to my choice to be vegan, althoug
"I have not really experienced any significant conflict with anyone in regard to my choice to be vegan, although going out to eat is hard sometimes"
Daniel Johns, Musician
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Small: I had to try and find a way to express happiness without sounding corny
"I had to try and find a way to express happiness without sounding corny"
Daniel Johns, Musician
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Small: The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bo
"The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other"
Edmund Barton, Politician
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Small: It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education
"It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education"
Edmund Barton, Politician
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Small: I was from the bush, watching Greg Norman on TV, but it was a world away
"I was from the bush, watching Greg Norman on TV, but it was a world away"
Stuart Appleby, Athlete
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Small: I guess Ive been fortunate in having an ongoing film career while being based in Melbourne. Im happy to commut
"I guess I've been fortunate in having an ongoing film career while being based in Melbourne. I'm happy to commute. A day on a plane. Come on. It's easy"
Geoffrey Rush, Actor
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Small: I didnt know the Green Lantern comics at all. I was a Superman reader
"I didn't know the Green Lantern comics at all. I was a Superman reader"
Geoffrey Rush, Actor
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Small: I always had a fantasy of being a chef, because I like kitchen life
"I always had a fantasy of being a chef, because I like kitchen life"
Geoffrey Rush, Actor
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Small: I look out of this window and I think this is a cosmos, this is a huge creation, this is one small corner of i
"I look out of this window and I think this is a cosmos, this is a huge creation, this is one small corner of it. The trees and birds and everything else and I'm part of it. I didn't ask to be put here, I've been lucky in finding myself here"
Morris West, Writer
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Small: Ive often thought that my lack of intimacy with those around me is the fault of those around me
"I've often thought that my lack of intimacy with those around me is the fault of those around me"
Luke Ford, Writer
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Small: I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual
"I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual"
Luke Ford, Writer
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Small: I have decided to follow in my sinful ways, and have largely abandoned the increasingly religious life I was l
"I have decided to follow in my sinful ways, and have largely abandoned the increasingly religious life I was leading over the previous months, including several hours of Talmudic study a day"
Luke Ford, Writer
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Small: Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of frien
"Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of friendships and the need to rely upon the very people I'd abused"
Luke Ford, Writer
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Small: It is the same with revolution so long as the proper spirit is spreading amongst our young men, we are satisfi
"It is the same with revolution; so long as the proper spirit is spreading amongst our young men, we are satisfied that it spreads without bombast or parade"
Henry Lawson, Writer
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Small: Writers seem to me to be people who need to retire from social life and do a lot of thinking about whats happe
Helen Garner
"Writers seem to me to be people who need to retire from social life and do a lot of thinking about what's happened - almost to calm themselves"
Helen Garner, Novelist
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Small: Now, I - for several years while I was researching this book, I felt quite obsessed by thoughts about sentenci
Helen Garner
"Now, I - for several years while I was researching this book, I felt quite obsessed by thoughts about sentencing, punishment, how judges arrive at their decisions"
Helen Garner, Novelist
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Small: I think writers are very anxious
Helen Garner
"I think writers are very anxious"
Helen Garner, Novelist
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Small: My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society
Catherine Helen Spence
"My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society"
Catherine Helen Spence, Author
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Small: A State which has universal suffrage and a wide extension of the jury franchise, must qualify the people by ed
"A State which has universal suffrage and a wide extension of the jury franchise, must qualify the people by education to rightly exercise the great powers with which they are invested"
Edmund Barton, Politician
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Small: Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible
Catherine Helen Spence
"Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible"
Catherine Helen Spence, Author
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Small: My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county
Catherine Helen Spence
"My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county"
Catherine Helen Spence, Author
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Small: Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive
Catherine Helen Spence
"Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive"
Catherine Helen Spence, Author
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Small: I always felt free when I ran. I suppose thats what was good about it
Betty Cuthbert
"I always felt free when I ran. I suppose that's what was good about it"
Betty Cuthbert, Athlete
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Small: Girls are always running through my mind. They dont dare walk
"Girls are always running through my mind. They don't dare walk"
Andy Gibb, Musician
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Small: Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet
Pam Brown
"Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet"
Pam Brown, Poet
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Small: Its great fun if you get a good piece of writing and you can pretend to be someone else, tell a story that nee
"It's great fun if you get a good piece of writing and you can pretend to be someone else, tell a story that needs to be told, make some kind of connection. I've always fancied myself as a leading man, but I really doubt whether anyone else sees me that way"
Colin Hay, Musician
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Small: Im really keen to go back and do some theatre, but I cant afford to at the moment because were getting married
"I'm really keen to go back and do some theatre, but I can't afford to at the moment because we're getting married in September. And then I'm hoping to direct a film at the end of this year, and that means a year of your life without pay"
Richard Roxburgh, Actor
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Small: I dont really have preferred roles except those with some complexity
"I don't really have preferred roles except those with some complexity"
Richard Roxburgh, Actor
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Small: This friend of mine said he was surprised to find that - I dont think its quite a majority - a bigger percenta
"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"
Jackie Weaver, Actress
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Small: Id love to be a voice in Toy Story 4.
"I'd love to be a voice in 'Toy Story 4.'"
Jackie Weaver, Actress
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Small: You get the part, sign the contract and start to realize millions of people follow this guy and know more abou
Chris Hemsworth
"You get the part, sign the contract and start to realize millions of people follow this guy and know more about your character than you do"
Chris Hemsworth, Actor
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