Ned Kelly's Quotes & Sayings

I do not pretend that I have led a blameless life, or that one fault justifies another, but the public in judging a case like mine should remember that the darkest life may now have a bright side — Ned Kelly

If my lips teach the public that men are made mad by bad treatment, and if the police are taught that they may exasperate to madness men they persecute and ill treat, my life will not be entirely thrown away. — Ned Kelly

The Ned Kelly is definitely the coolest of all the crime fiction awards, and if you think about it, it's the only one that's given for an entire continent. — Adrian McKinty

There are parliamentarians in Australia I really support. People through history, you know? Men like Ned Kelly in Australia who challenged ideals. Governor William McKell in Australia really set the tone of building a nation. The fundamentals of the country are built on what the governor McKell created. I think Sea Shepherd (Conservation Society) is a wonderful organization and I support what they do. — Dustin Clare

Yet was a powerful word, Ned decided. Very powerful indeed. — Kelly Barnhill

Ah well, I suppose it has come to this ... Such is life! — Ned Kelly

I fear it as little as to drink a cup of tea. — Ned Kelly

I do not wish to give the order full force without giving timely warning but I am a widow's son outlawed and must be obeyed. — Ned Kelly

But as the years passed, Ned's silence grew and grew. It pressed upon his face and his body. It leaked into the house and spread outward into the yard. His silence had weight. It had substance and presence and teeth. — Kelly Barnhill

But I am a widows son outlawed and my orders must be obeyed. — Ned Kelly

It's no use blaming anyone now. — Ned Kelly

Such is Life [Executed by hanging.] — Ned Kelly

I have outlived that care that curries public favour or dreads the public frown ... let the hand of law strike me down if it will, but I ask that my story be heard and considered. — Ned Kelly