“Tact is kind; diplomacy is useful; euphemism is harmless and sometimes entertaining” KindSometimesEntertainingDiplomacyTactEuphemism Author:Julian Burnside
“Without the law, you can't have society. But without the arts, you can't have civilisation” ArtLawCivilisation Author:Julian Burnside
“Human language has a vocabulary suited to our daily needs and functions: the shape of any human language maps approximately to the needs and activities of our mundane lives. But few would deny that there is another dimension of human existence which transcends the mundane: call it the soul, the spirit: it is that part of the human frame which sees the shimmer of the numinous.” NeedsHumansSoulSpiritLanguageExistenceMediaCommunicationActivityShapesFunctionDenyDimensionsMapsVocabularyMundaneHuman ExistenceHuman LanguageShimmerMundane LifeNuminous Author:Julian Burnside
“Meet every person with the assumption that they are your equal.” PersonsEqualAssumption Author:Julian Burnside
