Hugh Mackay Quotes

I never read. The paper or anything. I watch a lot of movies, and TV series and stuff. But I never, never read.

I'm not really one for reading books. I have a very poor attention span. I'd rather listen to music, play games or watch films on my iPad.

It's not that I don't enjoy TV. If I had infinite time, I would watch it.

I watch a lot of television. I love doing it, obviously, but I really love watching it.

The people who don't read - who are they? How do they make sense of things?

I just can't read, the way other people can, these tediously elaborated books.

I was never a comic-book fan, but I loved cartoons. I don't enjoy reading: for me, it's hard work.

I frankly don't watch TV shows that much.

I try to read, but my attention span is so bad, and ever since Netflix was invented, that's all I do in my spare time, which is really bad, but it's like a chore to read for me.

Hey, Geekoid!" yelled Duncan Dougal, "Why do you read so much? Don't you know how to watch TV?

I'm not ashamed to say I love television. I put the TV on, and my brain switches off, and I just sit there for a few hours.

Court TV. I can't stop watching it. I am absolutely obsessed! If I'm not reading a book or spending time with my husband, my friends or my dog, I am watching Court TV.

If life is going well, I watch quality things like period dramas and 'The Blue Planet.' But other times, I'll trawl through anything Freeview has to offer. I do believe TV can ruin your mind, but it can also be a really good friend.

If someone can watch an entire season of a TV series in one day, doesn't that show an incredible attention span?

I know you're not supposed to have TV in your room, but I like watching a little. I need something mindless.

I'm a lousy reader.

I don't really watch TV.

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12 minutes a day spent by the average couple talking to each other.

I do read a lot. I read more than I watch movies.

To my way of thinking, passive management of file assets is okay for screwing around with iPads, where we're mainly watching TV on Netflix or obsessive-compulsively checking the popularity of our Instagram uploads.

My personal theory is that younger audiences disdain books - not because those readers are dumber than past readers, but because today's reader is smarter.

I'm a TV junkie.

Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing.

For a lot of kids, reading is not magical. It's really hard work.

Do some research on the effects of television and your brain, and I promise you you'll have a decision to make when it comes to television, especially with what you watch.