The Lucky Country Quotes

“Life in Australia is more equal and less competitive than in America; but there are dozens of similarities...migrations to a new land, the mystique of pioneering (actually somewhat different in the two countries), the turbulence of gold rushes, the brutality of relaxed restraint, the boredoms of the backblocks, the feeling of making life anew. There may be more similarities between the history of Australia and America than for the moment Australians can understand.”
― Donald Horne, The Lucky Country

“Regional interests and loyalties are even stronger among Australians than among Americans - in that in social life they exist almost without challenge. Canberra is a poor thing compared to Washington and there is no great metropolis like New York that sets many of the nation's trends. There is no generally acknowledged central city where the important things are believed to happen and it seems better to be.”
― Donald Horne, The Lucky Country

“Perhaps all human effort is absurd. --pg112”
― Donald Horne, The Lucky Country

“The image of Australia is of a man in an open-necked shirt solemnly enjoying an ice cream. His kiddy is beside him.”
― Donald Horne, The Lucky Country

“Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck.”
― Donald Horne, The Lucky Country