Quotes by Hugh Mackay

Hugh Mackay

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn.

Cousin

Easter

Spring

Actually, I can’t imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me.

Imagine

Perfect

Persons

Although we love the idea of choice – our culture almost worships it – we seek refuge in the familiar and the comfortable.

Choices

Culture

Ideas

But many researchers operate as if it is their responsibility to demonstrate that video violence has a direct effect on the behaviour of young children, because that will help to explain why society is becoming more violent.

Children

Direct Effect

Responsibility

But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the less it will seem like a decision at all.

Bigger

Decision

Life Changing

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

Imperfection

Secret

Unique

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 and I wouldn’t say too much about terrorism. I’d suggest as a first step, that you invite the neighbours over for a drink this weekend. Today a drink, tomorrow a barbeque, pretty soon, a community.

Anxiety

Community

Weekend

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church as an unlikely place to go for guidance.

Church

Meaningful

People

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills?

Fall

Growing Up

Skills

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 direct proportion to our lack of confidence in ourselves. The end of this century is an unusually difficult time to be a leader in Australia.

Australia

Leadership

Strong

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Anxiety

Australia

Australia Day

Average

Believe

Bigger

Book

Business

Chaos

Children

Choices

Church

Community

Couple

Cousin

Crave

Culture

Dating

Decision

Direct Effect

Easter

Education

Essence

Fall

Feelings

Games

Growing

Growing Up

Ideas

Imagine

Imperfection

Inevitable

Inspiration

Leadership

Life Changing

Lovely

Magic

May

Meaningful

Media

Needs

Opportunity

People

Perfect

Persons

Play

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Relationship

Responsibility

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Quotes by Hugh Mackay

Hugh Mackay

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn.

Actually, I can’t imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me.

Although we love the idea of choice – our culture almost worships it – we seek refuge in the familiar and the comfortable.

But many researchers operate as if it is their responsibility to demonstrate that video violence has a direct effect on the behaviour of young children, because that will help to explain why society is becoming more violent.

But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the less it will seem like a decision at all.

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

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church as an unlikely place to go for guidance.

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills?

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 direct proportion to our lack of confidence in ourselves. The end of this century is an unusually difficult time to be a leader in Australia.

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