Every child is a greedy child, I think. I mean, it's healthy to be a greedy child. Michael Leunig childgreedyhealthy Change image and share on social
Darkness is full of possibility. Michael Leunig darknessfullpossibility Change image and share on social
If you're becoming weary and disillusioned with Australian values, Judeo-Christian values or Western civilisation, I recommend strangers - they're such a glorious, redeeming wilderness to wander into. Michael Leunig australianchristiancivilisation Change image and share on social
I never really understood who the Magi were as a child. What is a Magi? Not a word I would use, but a magpie I could understand. Michael Leunig childmagimagpie Change image and share on social
A society that's provided for by television is a society that says it doesn't need too many parks or natural situations for children to play in because television will look after them. Michael Leunig childnaturalpark Change image and share on social
The work of the artist is to express what is repressed or even to speak the unspoken grief of society. Michael Leunig artistexpressgrief Change image and share on social
All good art is seditious, but the people in authority can never recognise it. I think when you mention sedition, artists are the ones whose eyes light up thinking, 'Oh, yes, I want some of that!' Michael Leunig artartistauthority Change image and share on social
If you know anything about ducks, you know a baby duck will imprint itself on you. It misses its mother. Michael Leunig babyduckimprint Change image and share on social
As a cartoonist, I am not interested in defending the dominant, the powerful, the well-resourced and the well-armed because such groups are usually not in need of advocacy, moral support or sympathetic understanding; they have already organised sufficient publicity for themselves and prosecute their points of view with great efficiency. Michael Leunig advocacyarmcartoonist share on social
So few humans seem to fully exist themselves that I wonder if all this endless speculation and haggling about God is really an exploration of a more interesting and embarrassing question about ourselves. Michael Leunig embarrassendlessexist share on social