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> [“Only those who have been on the receiving end of poverty, unemployment, homelessess, mental illness, domestic violence, racism, sexism or ageism can fully identify with others' reactions to those distressing experiences. Only those who have been members of marginalised minority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/only-those-who-have-been-on-the-receiving-end-of-poverty-unemployment/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

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## More by Hugh Mackay

> [“Only those who have been on the receiving end of poverty, unemployment, homelessess, mental illness, domestic violence, racism, sexism or ageism can fully identify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/only-those-who-have-been-on-the-receiving-end-of-poverty-unemployment/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined to a small, highly educated class of professional people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/universal-literacy-was-a-20th-century-goal-before-then-reading-and/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/actually-i-can-t-imagine-anything-more-tedious-than-a-perfect-person/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/obviously-every-child-should-be-given-the-best-possible-opportunity/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [“I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that—I don't mind people being happy—but the idea that everything we do is part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/i-actually-attack-the-concept-of-happiness-the-idea-that-i-don-t-mind/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children are watching, we should concentrate on trying to reduce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/some-researchers-sensibly-suggest-that-rather-than-worrying-too-much/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [If I were asked about what to do about the level of insecurity and anxiety in contemporary Australian society, I wouldn't start with politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/if-i-were-asked-about-what-to-do-about-the-level-of-insecurity-and/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own story; to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/one-of-the-most-important-responsibilities-of-leaders-in-any-setting/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/recounting-their-histories-people-often-sound-like-interested/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [With increasing frequency and growing vehemence, you hear people saying they are ashamed to be Australians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/with-increasing-frequency-and-growing-vehemence-you-hear-people/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict suffering on people who have already been traumatised in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/i-wish-we-didn-t-have-to-own-up-to-a-policy-deliberately-designed-to/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [It is the misfortune of contemporary leaders, across the whole spectrum of Australian life, that the community's demand for strong leadership is growing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/it-is-the-misfortune-of-contemporary-leaders-across-the-whole/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [“You have five hundred Facebook 'friends'? That simply means you've redefined 'friend' to make it something like 'a contact I exchange data with'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/you-have-five-hundred-facebook-friends-that-simply-means-you-ve/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/it-seems-inevitable-that-the-magic-of-the-written-word-will-fade/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

> [Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is patently obvious that children are not normally turned into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-mackay/still-most-of-those-effects-occur-in-the-context-of-harmless-play-and/)

[Hugh Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-mackay/)

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