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Small: Its a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body thr
Dawn Fraser
"It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you"
Dawn Fraser, Athlete
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Small: If youre good at it, you can win
Dawn Fraser
"If you're good at it, you can win"
Dawn Fraser, Athlete
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Small: Our championship committee pledged to review entry conditions and to assess how women golfers might compete on
"Our championship committee pledged to review entry conditions and to assess how women golfers might compete on equal terms with men for a place in the Open"
Peter Dawson, Musician
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Small: You see that a handful of times every year where a person that hasnt been playing that well pops up and wins
Karrie Webb
"You see that a handful of times every year where a person that hasn't been playing that well pops up and wins"
Karrie Webb, Athlete
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Small: Sometimes I dont understand why Im sitting here
Karrie Webb
"Sometimes I don't understand why I'm sitting here"
Karrie Webb, Athlete
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Small: You can listen to what everybody says, but the fact remains that youve got to get out there and do the thing y
"You can listen to what everybody says, but the fact remains that you've got to get out there and do the thing yourself"
Joan Sutherland, Musician
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Small: I dont sing for anybody. I wouldnt sing for the Queen dear
"I don't sing for anybody. I wouldn't sing for the Queen dear"
Joan Sutherland, Musician
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Small: As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselv
"As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselves, as well as to others, and the universe"
Judith Wright, Poet
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Small: Used as kites, these rigid stable aeroplanes are superior to the very best cellular kites I can make they are
"Used as kites, these rigid stable aeroplanes are superior to the very best cellular kites I can make; they are lighter, pull harder per square foot, attain a greater angle of elevation, and have fewer parts"
Lawrence Hargrave, Scientist
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Small: Common sense steps in here and says: Separate the parts you want to be mobile from the parts you want to be in
"Common sense steps in here and says: Separate the parts you want to be mobile from the parts you want to be inert. You have seen the result, and I know many have the skill to apply it"
Lawrence Hargrave, Scientist
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Small: The pattern of things was that each of the research students would be doing some particular experiment on the
"The pattern of things was that each of the research students would be doing some particular experiment on the accelerator, often involving the building of counters or a system like that"
John Henry Carver, Physicist
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Small: My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him
"My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him"
John Henry Carver, Physicist
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Small: The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the
"The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the time I was about 18. They thought I was going to be the ne'er do well, who they'd have to keep worrying about"
Diane Cilento, Actress
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Small: The best part of learning any profession, when youre really going through those huge stretching escalated time
"The best part of learning any profession, when you're really going through those huge stretching escalated times of learning and energy, is when you want to do it so much"
Diane Cilento, Actress
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Small: Suddenly I had a contract and I was earning lots of money
"Suddenly I had a contract and I was earning lots of money"
Diane Cilento, Actress
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Small: My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to whats on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up
"My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up"
Richie Benaud, Athlete
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Small: So, when I say match the hatch, if the fish are taking the nymph, and youre actually producing a replica of a
"So, when I say 'match the hatch', if the fish are taking the nymph, and you're actually producing a replica of a flying insect, you'll catch fresh air"
Rex Hunt, Entertainer
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Small: I think its wrong that so many people pass on from this existence, and take all their knowledge with them
"I think it's wrong that so many people pass on from this existence, and take all their knowledge with them"
Rex Hunt, Entertainer
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Small: From birth to death, anyone can fish. I just think its fantastic to see old people going fishing with young pe
"From birth to death, anyone can fish. I just think it's fantastic to see old people going fishing with young people and teaching them things. I'm very, very critical"
Rex Hunt, Entertainer
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Small: Because each are going to blame each other. The thing that Canberra has to really get right is the sharing of
"Because each are going to blame each other. The thing that Canberra has to really get right is the sharing of the resource. But my problem with people in the government who are there for a short time is that there's no consequences for some of these decisions they make"
Rex Hunt, Entertainer
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Small: All I can say to the kids is if youve a problem in fishing or life, if you talk to an older person, youre gonn
"All I can say to the kids is if you've a problem in fishing or life, if you talk to an older person, you're gonna end up alright, because nine times out of 10, they've been through the same thing"
Rex Hunt, Entertainer
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Small: Time is the thing. A show like this pulls all your time away from you. Usually Ill get home from work on a Sat
"Time is the thing. A show like this pulls all your time away from you. Usually I'll get home from work on a Saturday about 10am (after doing night shooting) and I'll sleep until Saturday afternoon. Saturday night and Sunday I'm usually feeling wiped out and I've not seen Holly all week. It's a pretty full-on life, but what do you do? I love my work and there are sacrifices"
Alex O'Loughlin, Actor
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Small: Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying
"Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying"
Alex O'Loughlin, Actor
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Small: I dont know what Im really good at. Im really good at sittin by the pool. I have to work at that. Im really ba
"I don't know what I'm really good at. I'm really good at sittin' by the pool. I have to work at that. I'm really bad at auditioning"
Alex O'Loughlin, Actor
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Small: Well, theres a question as to what sort of information is important in the world, what sort of information can
"Well, there's a question as to what sort of information is important in the world, what sort of information can achieve reform. And there's a lot of information. So information that organizations are spending economic effort into concealing, that's a really good signal that when the information gets out, there's a hope of it doing some good"
Julian Assange, Activist
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Small: These megaleaks... Theyre an important phenomenon, and theyre only going to increase
"These megaleaks... They're an important phenomenon, and they're only going to increase"
Julian Assange, Activist
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Small: This is government. There is no entertainment
"This is government. There is no entertainment"
Judy Davis, Actress
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Small: Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit th
"Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or God"
Judy Davis, Actress
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Small: And the reason for that I think is that in Australia our films dont get the exposure, so the process is foremo
"And the reason for that I think is that in Australia our films don't get the exposure, so the process is foremost. But anyway, I love being part of the team and hate being stuck in a corner somewhere"
Jacqueline McKenzie, Actress
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Small: Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century
"Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century"
Greg Egan, Scientist
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Small: Im rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists
"I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists whose albums I own are Beck, and They Might Be Giants"
Greg Egan, Scientist
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Small: Being rewarded for anything other than the quality of their work is the fastest way to screw-up a writer-and i
"Being rewarded for anything other than the quality of their work is the fastest way to screw-up a writer-and it isn't only new ones who suffer from that"
Greg Egan, Scientist
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Small: I dont linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break
Dawn Fraser
"I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41 world records, but I don't live on that today"
Dawn Fraser, Athlete
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Small: It is no secret that the Golf Foundation has had its difficulties
"It is no secret that the Golf Foundation has had its difficulties"
Peter Dawson, Musician
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Small: They had asked for me because they wanted a younger girl, but Mum asked if she could bring Kylie along because
"They had asked for me because they wanted a younger girl, but Mum asked if she could bring Kylie along because she didn't want there to be any jealously"
Dannii Minogue, Musician
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Small: The funniest thing happened in one of my first scenes. In the beginning Emma was really arrogant and punk and
"The funniest thing happened in one of my first scenes. In the beginning Emma was really arrogant and punk and in every scene she would slam the door when she walked in or out"
Dannii Minogue, Musician
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Small: Kylie and I were both taking piano lessons at the time and didnt think of acting. A friend rang mum up and sai
"Kylie and I were both taking piano lessons at the time and didn't think of acting. A friend rang mum up and said, 'How about bringing Kylie and Danielle in because they might be right for the part?'"
Dannii Minogue, Musician
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Small: It was sort of good it happened because it broke the ice with everyone
"It was sort of good it happened because it broke the ice with everyone"
Dannii Minogue, Musician
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Small: I had a scene where the chair was meant to slide off the table, but do you think it would slide off? No.
"I had a scene where the chair was meant to slide off the table, but do you think it would slide off? No. We were running out of time and we had to get these scenes done urgently"
Dannii Minogue, Musician
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Small: The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the
"The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet valve to the compression space and cylinder"
Lawrence Hargrave, Scientist
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