“A dear friend of my early childhood has worked as an anthropologist in...” — Michael Leunig Quote

“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.”

“I think we live in delusional times, whether it's with a great ability to totally distract ourselves with technology, or with speed and the velocity of life.”

“Democracy just isn't working any more; without sanity at its heart, it is becoming a most unique and fiendish tyranny.”

“I decided to write 'Dear Black Girls,' because, you know, we have that double minority. It's like, 'OK, I'm Black,' and I'm like, 'OK, now I'm a female, I'm Black.'”

“Making a movie about the love between two women was really a tribute to the lesbian people in my life, my dear friends who are seminal in my life.”

“Simply put, if we can reduce the risk while increasing protection during the course of a young person's life, we can prevent problems and promote the healthy development of our children, our families, our economy, and the institutions we hold dear.”