"An economic system which can only expand or expire must be false to all that is human."

-- Edward Abbey

#Philosophy Quotes #Political Quotes #Growth Quotes

“Despite the theories traditionally taught in high-school social studies, the truth is: the more primitive the society, the more leisured its way of life.”

Source : Peter Farb (1968). “Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State”
“Please leave me something...even one memory would be enough.”
“I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter.”
“I predict the absolute fullness of man's operation on planet Earth by the year 2000 A.D.”
“I think to be a supermodel you first had to be a model, and I think people are jumping and missing that stage.”
“Lovely girls are terribly insecure. They are convinced that their legs are too thick, and their bottoms are too big, and their bosoms are too small. They are conviced that their nose is the wrong shape, that their ears stick out, and that their eyes are too close together. They need a man who will tell them they are exactly right as they are. They do not believe him, but they need to hear it said.”
“When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.”
“Fortunately, when we have all our marbles, we can shift our memories very quickly.”

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