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" It is known that wildfires behave unpredictably - this is fundamental - but it is my experience that humans in the presence of wildfire are also likely to behave in aberrant and unpredictable ways. "

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" Existential philosophy, poetry and art - just like sadness - were all unavoidable to a tender young man in the meat works. "

Michael Leunig

Art

Man

Philosophy

" Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience. "

" The future should be exciting, you know? It shouldn't be a nerve-wracking experience. "

" An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience. "

" I know we're all addicted to our smartphones, and I'll say, if I forget my smartphone, I go home and get it. And so understanding how to integrate that technology into the driving experience, both the front seat and the passenger seat and the back seat, I think is very important. "

" When you have a traumatic experience, you look at your mindset. "

" Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values. "

" My life path has been a blessing and a great learning experience. Skateboarding is my passion and I don't see that changing. When I'm not skating, I love to surf. I'm open to the new experiences and opportunities. "

" I am so not a pageant girl, but I signed up for the Miss Junior Florida contest because I thought it would be good experience. "

" Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment. "

" An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience. "

" The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning. The experience of spiritual power is basically a joyful one. "

" There is some suffering that awaits us all. "

Michael Leunig

Suffering

Some

" I think it's very important to recognize talent in all facets of filmmaking. Making a movie is such a lengthy and intense experience, so it's wonderful to honour actors, directors, producers and all crew members who put so much hard work and passion into a project. "

" Most of us have had that experience - at around puberty - of realising that, despite whatever efforts we put into our chosen sports, we will become at best competent. "

" Moral Injury is differentiated from PTSD in that it directly relates to guilt and shame veterans experience as a result of committing actions that go against their moral codes. Therapists who study and treat moral injury have found that no amount of medication can relieve the pain of trying to live with these moral burdens. "

" Instead of watching DVDs at home, I prefer going to the cinema to get the experience. "

" 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. "

" Every experience, good or bad, is a priceless collector's item. "

" I studied Shakespeare all through high school. Both of my parents teach English and history, so it has always been around my experience as a young man. "

" Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius. "

" Doing a mall is not only construction of the physical place: what is important is the merchandising mix. We strive to serve the convenience of the public. We want shopping at our malls to be a unique and an enjoyable experience. "

" Apparently, the pathfinder duck is a psychological archetype in certain cultures. "

" The first record I bought was a Carl Perkins record, because I saw him at The Festival at Sandpoint, Idaho. I loved Elvis and I found out that he wrote 'Blue Suede Shoes'... so connecting that experience of going to see him play was pretty awesome. That's when I realised I wanted to play guitar. "

" Stay away from excellence at all costs; it stinks. "

" I was a reflective child. "

Michael Leunig

Reflective

Child

" All those cliches, those things you hear about having a baby and motherhood - all of them are true. And all of them are the most beautiful things you will ever experience. "

" Over the years, my marks on paper have landed me in all sorts of courts and controversies - I have been comprehensively labelled; anti-this and anti-that, anti-social, anti-football, anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-Semitic, anti-science, anti-republican, anti-American, anti-Australian - to recall just an armful of the antis. "

Michael Leunig

Just

Paper

" Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? "

" When you're young, you don't have any experience - you're charged up, but you're out of control. And if you're old and you're not charged up, then all you have is memories. But if you're charged and stimulated by what's going on around you, and you also have experience, you know what to appreciate and what to pass by. "