Kevin Rudd Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“There is a deep affection in Australia for the Queen. And I mean the Queen's been the Queen ever since I was born. I mean she is part of the firmament of Australia's sort of national life; there's a deep respect for her role.”

“2009 was a tough year, but Australia rose to the challenge of the global financial crisis. It shows what can be done when we all join together and work together, governments of all persuasions state, territory and local; businesses large and small; unions and local communities right across the nation.”

“Australians are a passionate lot. We are also a very practical lot.”

“We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.”

“If Australia wants an effective United Nations, we have to be comprehensively, not marginally, engaged.”

“It is a high honour to be elected Prime Minister of Australia.”

“We are moving toward recognition of the first Australians in the Australian constitution.”

“There is a reason why the cultures of Indigenous Australia inspire such fascination. And that is that they represent a unique way of thinking about the world. A vision that over tens of thousands of years has risen out of the land, the power, the very being of our continent, Australia.”

“The stability of global financial markets is a public good. If governments fail to protect this public good, then those who suffer are the working people of the world whose jobs, whose homes, and whose standard of living depends on it.”

“A core challenge for Australia is - how do we best prepare ourselves for the Asia Pacific century - to maximise the opportunities, to minimise the threats and to make our own active contribution to making this Asia-Pacific Century peaceful, prosperous and sustainable for us all.”