How many times have I heard people say, 'I became very ill a couple of years ago; it got very serious, and I look back and give thanks for how it changed me and the truth I found.' Michael Leunig agobackchange Change image and share on social
A dear friend of my early childhood has worked as an anthropologist in Papua New Guinea for much of her life, and from the tiny island where her main work has been focused, she has brought me many funny and beautiful stories over the years. Michael Leunig anthropologistbeautifulbring share on social
I am probably not alone in sensing above me the huge corporations and monstrous banks, science, politics and technologies, spy satellites and stock markets, military systems and massive wealth - forces and dynamics I don't understand or can hardly imagine. Michael Leunig bankcorporationdynamic share on social
Citizens, regardless of their political inclinations, carry a devout sense of their shared culture and its temperament - and, having contributed to it all their lives, hold decent and reasonable hopes for its continued integrity. Michael Leunig carrycitizencontinue share on social
I'm totally deaf in my right ear, yeah. Michael Leunig deafeartotally Change image and share on social
Art, like religion, arises from the spirit, but alas, the formalizing of spiritual life all too often ends in hypocrisy. Michael Leunig alaariseart Change image and share on social
I don't think I have spiritual beliefs in the structured sense - but I believe in the absolute necessity of spirit and a healthy spiritual life. It grew inside me by itself, which is surely the very nature of spirit, and instinctively I protected and nourished it. I also absorbed spirituality by osmosis. Michael Leunig absoluteabsorbbelief share on social
Art, it seems to me, doesn't need freedom so much as it needs courage and love - some would call it 'soul' or 'Eros.' Michael Leunig artcallcourage Change image and share on social
Meat workers may have been looked down upon socially, but at least they were well-paid and were a fit and lively bunch as a result of hard, honest physical work. Michael Leunig bunchfithard Change image and share on social