Hugh Mackay Quotes & Sayings
27 most famous Hugh Mackay quotes and sayings (scientist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.”
“I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws and frailties.”
“Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me.”
“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?”
“So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on TV and at the cinema, should we conclude that media violence is causing the drop in crime rates?”
“No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?”
“One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise the trauma of change in our personal lives.”
“Although we love the idea of choice - our culture almost worships it - we seek refuge in the familiar and the comfortable.”
“The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see what's actually happening to our culture?”
“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?”
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