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Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "The art of living is the art of bringing dreams and reality together."

The art of living is the art of bringing dreams and reality together.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "When you go for a walk, take seeds with you, poppies, rainbow chard, rocket. Plant them among the weeds in patches of wasteland. See what happens."

When you go for a walk, take seeds with you, poppies, rainbow chard, rocket. Plant them among the weeds in patches of wasteland. See what happens.




Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "In a world where you are constantly asked to be 'committed,' it is liberating to give yourself the license to be a dilettante. Commit to nothing. Try everything."

In a world where you are constantly asked to be 'committed,' it is liberating to give yourself the license to be a dilettante. Commit to nothing. Try everything.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "There is nothing so perfect as pinball and a pint at 11 a.m."

There is nothing so perfect as pinball and a pint at 11 a.m.




Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "My idea of childcare at festivals is to sit at a trestle table with an ale while the kids run around and make up their own games."

My idea of childcare at festivals is to sit at a trestle table with an ale while the kids run around and make up their own games.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "I count it as a certainty that in paradise, everyone naps."

I count it as a certainty that in paradise, everyone naps.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap."

When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.




Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work."

Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work.




Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience."

Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "The idea of a government is to create an ordered, willing work force where there's no trouble. I think idlers are generally seen as potentially dangerous because they're asking questions."

The idea of a government is to create an ordered, willing work force where there's no trouble. I think idlers are generally seen as potentially dangerous because they're asking questions.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Meetings, clearly, can take place anywhere, and wouldn't it be nice to see your coworkers lounging on the grass with their shoes off?"

Meetings, clearly, can take place anywhere, and wouldn't it be nice to see your coworkers lounging on the grass with their shoes off?




Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "All of our technology is completely unnecessary to a happy life."

All of our technology is completely unnecessary to a happy life.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Surely, anyway, a working day of eight or nine hours which is not split by a nap is simply too much for a human being to take, day in, day out, and particularly so in hot weather."

Surely, anyway, a working day of eight or nine hours which is not split by a nap is simply too much for a human being to take, day in, day out, and particularly so in hot weather.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Often, the things that a lot of work has gone into have been incredibly bad because they're over-worked."

Often, the things that a lot of work has gone into have been incredibly bad because they're over-worked.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "In both word and deed, one of the greatest idlers of all time was John Lennon. In his songs we see repeated defences of simply lying around doing nothing."

In both word and deed, one of the greatest idlers of all time was John Lennon. In his songs we see repeated defences of simply lying around doing nothing.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap."

Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Sensible people advise against drinking on an empty stomach, but to my mind it is the best sort of drinking."

Sensible people advise against drinking on an empty stomach, but to my mind it is the best sort of drinking.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "There's nothing new about anti-work philosophy. History is dotted with individuals and groups who decided that laziness was next to godliness and work was a waste of time."

There's nothing new about anti-work philosophy. History is dotted with individuals and groups who decided that laziness was next to godliness and work was a waste of time.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "We bore ourselves in order to earn money that we'll later spend on trying to de-bore ourselves"

We bore ourselves in order to earn money that we'll later spend on trying to de-bore ourselves



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Our dreams take us into other worlds, alternative realities that help us make sense of day-to-day realities."

Our dreams take us into other worlds, alternative realities that help us make sense of day-to-day realities.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Long weekends at festivals, short weeks at home, all summer long: now that is surely preferable to the immense cost and headache of the nuclear family holiday in the sun?"

Long weekends at festivals, short weeks at home, all summer long: now that is surely preferable to the immense cost and headache of the nuclear family holiday in the sun?



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Computers tend to separate us from each other - Mum's on the laptop, Dad's on the iPad, teenagers are on Facebook, toddlers are on the DS, and so on."

Computers tend to separate us from each other - Mum's on the laptop, Dad's on the iPad, teenagers are on Facebook, toddlers are on the DS, and so on.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Idleness for me is not a giving up on life but a spirited grabbing hold of it."

Idleness for me is not a giving up on life but a spirited grabbing hold of it.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Labour-saving devices just make us try to cram more pointless activities into each day, rather than doing the important thing, which is to enjoy our life."

Labour-saving devices just make us try to cram more pointless activities into each day, rather than doing the important thing, which is to enjoy our life.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "I don't put much faith in the political system because it's a question of how are you going to run capitalism, not how are we going to develop a different system to capitalism."

I don't put much faith in the political system because it's a question of how are you going to run capitalism, not how are we going to develop a different system to capitalism.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure."

Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Am I the only person in the world who is shocked and amazed at the ongoing flattery of uebergeek Mark Zuckerberg?"

Am I the only person in the world who is shocked and amazed at the ongoing flattery of uebergeek Mark Zuckerberg?



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "I've found that there isn't any correlation whatsoever between the hours put in and the quality of what comes out. Most of the Beatles' songs probably originated in about five minutes."

I've found that there isn't any correlation whatsoever between the hours put in and the quality of what comes out. Most of the Beatles' songs probably originated in about five minutes.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Life is about recapturing lost freedoms."

Life is about recapturing lost freedoms.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "All poets are idlers, even if all idlers are not poets."

All poets are idlers, even if all idlers are not poets.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "What I've found in working less is you start to get a bit more involved in the more real politics, which is local politics that affect what's going on in your own community."

What I've found in working less is you start to get a bit more involved in the more real politics, which is local politics that affect what's going on in your own community.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "It will soon be difficult to put up a shelf without a degree in shelf putting up."

It will soon be difficult to put up a shelf without a degree in shelf putting up.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "One aspect of fast London life I have never understood, for example, is the custom of the gym. Why do people go to gyms?"

One aspect of fast London life I have never understood, for example, is the custom of the gym. Why do people go to gyms?



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "I think it's good to look at how people lived before, and then take the best bits of that culture and try to mix it in with your own."

I think it's good to look at how people lived before, and then take the best bits of that culture and try to mix it in with your own.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Travelling fills me with dread."

Travelling fills me with dread.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "When people say " I just don't have enough time " they mean " I prioritized something else."

When people say " I just don't have enough time " they mean " I prioritized something else.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "When walking you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder."

When walking you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "We have become so obsessed by numbers and by bottom lines that beauty and truth has been knocked aside."

We have become so obsessed by numbers and by bottom lines that beauty and truth has been knocked aside.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Life is becoming no more than staring at the screen."

Life is becoming no more than staring at the screen.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Being good to people is the only insurance policy you need."

Being good to people is the only insurance policy you need.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "The accusation 'unprofessional' means 'You did not behave like a machine today."

The accusation 'unprofessional' means 'You did not behave like a machine today.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Punk was a protest against work and against boredom. It was a sign of life, a rant, a scream, a rejection of bourgeois morals. But have things improved since then? Arguably, they've got worse."

Punk was a protest against work and against boredom. It was a sign of life, a rant, a scream, a rejection of bourgeois morals. But have things improved since then? Arguably, they've got worse.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "The world's richest half billion people - that's about seven per cent of the global population - are responsible for fifty per cent of the world's emissions."

The world's richest half billion people - that's about seven per cent of the global population - are responsible for fifty per cent of the world's emissions.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Faffing of course does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens."

Faffing of course does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "My hope is that flexible working and varying shift patterns will give workers a taste for idling and that they will gradually demand greater reductions in the length of the working week."

My hope is that flexible working and varying shift patterns will give workers a taste for idling and that they will gradually demand greater reductions in the length of the working week.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "Doing something you enjoy at times of your own choosing and making a living from it: now tell me, is that work?"

Doing something you enjoy at times of your own choosing and making a living from it: now tell me, is that work?



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "In this age of getting what you want and getting it now, the simple pleasure of browsing is often forgotten."

In this age of getting what you want and getting it now, the simple pleasure of browsing is often forgotten.



Tom Hodgkinson Quotes: "When the day comes, I remember how much I loathe flying. I seethe at the humiliation of airport security checks."

When the day comes, I remember how much I loathe flying. I seethe at the humiliation of airport security checks.