Inevitable Quote by Hugh Mackay Download Open image “It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.” — Hugh Mackay ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Inevitable Magic Seems Writing Written
Littera scripta manet - 'The written word will remain'. That's true, but it won't be that much comfort to me. — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
With any piece of writing, you're hoping that it will change something, and it seldom does. — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
It is a melancholy illusion of those who write books and articles that the printed word survives. Alas, it rarely does. — Eric Hobsbawm Copy Share Image
How strangely do we diminish a thing as soon as we try to express it in words. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Written words still have the amazing power to bring out the best and worst of human nature — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
In the life of a real writer, nothing is ever lost, no word you write is a waste of your time or energy. — Larry Brooks Copy Share Image
However much one tries to suppress the will of the people they eventually will have the last word. — Kofi Annan 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… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
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… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
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
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I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement… — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
It's almost inevitable there's going to be an escalation on both sides. — Bill Luther Copy Share Image
Trying to be perfect may be inevitable for people who are smart and ambitious and interested in the world and its good opinion...What is… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Things don't go on forever, and the quicker you accept that change is inevitable, the happier you're gonna be. — Trey Anastasio Copy Share Image
If evil is inevitable, how are the wicked accountable? Nay, why do we call men wicked at all? Evil is inevitable, but is also… — Horace Mann Copy Share Image
every subjective phenomenon is essentially connected with a single point of view, and it seems inevitable that an objective, physical theory will abandon that… — Thomas Nagel Copy Share Image
Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I actually recommend as little actual counting as possible in a life partnership. But, when there's a sense of injustice brewing between you, some… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image