Memorable Quotes from Bille Brown
3 quotesCelebration of Success in Parkes
Len Purvis
That was Cliff on the phone.
[sotto voce, while discreetly handing Mayor McIntyre a note from behind]
Mayor McIntyre
The pictures...they came from us! You bloody beauty!
[disbelieving; shouting, excited]
Prime minister
Bloody fantastic! Here's to Parkes!
[obviously drunk; he drains his teacup full of whiskey]
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Uncertainty in Life and Leadership
Bob McIntyre
...Nothing is certain, no guarantees. Life, I guess.
[shrugs]
Prime minister
You're joking, aren't you, McIntyre?
[in a slightly threatening tone]
Bob McIntyre
Yeah. Yeah, everything's fine.
[quickly; he smiles weakly]
Prime minister
You know, McIntyre, we have a saying in the party: You don't fuck up...
Bob McIntyre
...and?
Prime minister
That's it.
[he looks away and moves off]
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Moon Landing Excitement and Tea Conversations
Ambassador Hutfield
I'd do the same. If I'd just landed on the moon, I wouldn't want to be sleeping.
Prime minister
It's a bit like telling a kid to sleep on Christmas morning, eh, Howard?
Bronwyn Spiers
More tea, prime minister?
Prime minister
Ah, yes... ...lovely.
[he holds out his tea cup. Bronwyn produces a decanter of whiskey and pours it into the cup surreptitiously]
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