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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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Yet in our enthusiasm for the idea that everyone should be able to read and write fluently, we may be missing a crucial point: in today's culture, finely honed literacy skills are simply not as important as they once were.
Hugh Mackay
Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account.
Hugh Mackay
I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws and frailties.
Hugh Mackay
With increasing frequency and growing vehemence, you hear people saying they are ashamed to be Australians.
Hugh Mackay
Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.
Hugh Mackay
