It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them.

Quote by Hugh Mackay

Topics: Hugh Mackay Quotes

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have...

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have...

Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.

Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in...

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in...

Although we love the idea of choice - our culture almost worships it - we...

Although we love the idea of choice - our culture almost worships it - we...

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12...

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12...

Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is...

Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is...

Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined...

Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined...

Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children...

Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children...

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it...

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it...

Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.

Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of...

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of...

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing...

So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing...

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict...

I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict...

Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was...

Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was...

The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials...

The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials...

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern...

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern...