Quotes by Michael Leunig

About Michael Leunig:

Michael Leunig is an Australian cartoonist, poet and cultural commentator. His best known works include The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama and the Curly Flats series. He was declared an Australian Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia in 1999.
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There is a central flaw in contemporary culture and a corresponding and related inability to address it. Society seems somehow unable to adequately help or protect itself. Normal citizens feel powerless, isolated and disturbed.

Michael Leunig

Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that.

Michael Leunig

I have not much love for the bright lights - unless it's the sun creeping up over the horizon.

Michael Leunig

I must warn you right here and now that I am a 'wet leftie,' a 'leftist' and also a member of the 'bleeding heart liberal left.' I had no say in it whatsoever. I woke up one morning, and these things were tattooed across my forehead.

Michael Leunig

What modern humans need help with is escaping from the despair of politics, commerce and media, escaping from the drabness and oppressiveness of worldly values and seeing through suburban mentality and normal community standards so that they can find...

Michael Leunig

In nicey-nicey land, you must be happy-clappy and positive all the time - bad news is taboo.

Michael Leunig

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

The disasters of war can be infinitely eerie and poignant.

Michael Leunig

Author Bio

  • NameMichael Leunig
  • DescriptionAustralian artist
  • BornJune 2, 1945
  • CountryAustralia