“You don’t have to be rich to leave a positive legacy; you don’t have to be intelligent, famous, powerful or even particularly well organised, let alone happy. You need only to treat people with kindness, compassion and respect, knowing they… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
“Only those who have been on the receiving end of poverty, unemployment, homelessess, mental illness, domestic violence, racism, sexism or ageism can fully identify… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
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. — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me. — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills. — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
“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 the pursuit of happiness seems to me a really dangerous idea and has led to a contemporary disease in Western society, which is fear of sadness. It's a really odd thing that we're now seeing people… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share
Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children are watching, we should concentrate on trying to reduce… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
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… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own story; to explain us to ourselves; to help us weave some meaning and purpose into the fabric of our lives; to illuminate our understanding of where we have come from; to paint word pictures of our future onto… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share
Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives. — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
With increasing frequency and growing vehemence, you hear people saying they are ashamed to be Australians. — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
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… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
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… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
