Australian Quotes

I feel like I'm nothing without wildlife. They are the stars. I feel awkward without them.

My Daddy was my hero. He was always there for me when I needed him. He listened to me and taught me so many things. But most of all he was fun.

I'm not a nightclub person, but you need to have a social life sometimes.

I'm a perfectionist.

I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but when I arrived in the U.K., everyone thought I was a freak.

I would have been happy to have waited till I was in my mid- to late-30s before I got married, but you don't choose when these things happen, and when they do, there's no doubt in your mind.

I worry unnecessarily.

I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.

I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting.

I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.

I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.

I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing.

I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.

I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn.

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.

I know my music probably isn't going to matter to the public after I die, but that doesn't mean I don't have something to offer.

I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.

I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups.

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.

Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?

Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep.

Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.

Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.

Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.

I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do.

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from.

I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.

Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism.

I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.

There is no doubt that this government and this country are benefiting from the reforms that we brought in the 1980s, and that couldn't have been done without the co-operation of the trade union movement.