Melbourne University Quotes

#1. Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things.

Jose Maria Aznar

#2. Life is nothing short of a phenomenon. In every sense life is mysterious and unfathomable.

Bryant McGill

#3. My life is full of meaning to me. The life around me must be full of significance to itself. If I am to expect others to respect my life, then I must respect the other life I see.

Albert Schweitzer

#4. But to pretend that all was right with the world, I first had to know what was wrong.

Amy Tan

#5. Sticks and stones can break a man,
but words can destroy him.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#6. Give up the drop and gain the whole ocean.

Swami Satchidananda

#7. My niece is - her name is Sasha, is currently learning Russian at Melbourne University and I look forward to the day when I can talk to her about Pushkin.

Clive James

#8. I moved from New Zealand to Melbourne when I was 17. I'd planned to go to university to study French, but I was offered a contract to write and record an album that was too good to pass up. Looking back now I think that was pretty young but, at the time, I was ready to have an adventure.

Kimbra

#9. When I went to the moon I was a pragmatic test pilot. But when I saw the planet Earth floating in the vastness of space the presence of divinity became almost palpable and I knew that life in the universe was not just an accident.

Edgar Mitchell

#10. I think of the Sixties as being every man for himself.

Penelope Tree

#11. All through university years, I used to come up to Melbourne, go to Pizza Napoli with my friends and then to a movie.

Isobelle Carmody