By slowing down at the right moments, people find that they do everything better: They eat better; they make love better; they exercise better; they work better; they live better.

The great benefit of slowing down is reclaiming the time and tranquility to make meaningful connections--with people, with culture, with work, with nature, with our own bodies and minds

I love all this stuff. I look at all the gadgets that come out and I think, ‘Oh, this fix works for me. But the rest don’t.’ I’m not genuflecting in front of the God of Newness.

Fast isn't turning us into Masters of the Universe, It's turning us into Cheech and Chong.

The time has come to challenge our obsession with doing everything more quickly.

Much better to do fewer things and have time to make the most of them.

I could be working 300 hours a week. I just say no. The power of slow is the power of no. I can’t go to every party I get invited to. I can’t do every work thing.

I always felt through writing that I wanted to rotate the world slightly.

Aficionados of Slow design and Slow fashion use ethical and green materials to make objects - furniture, clothes, jewellery - that lift the spirit and last a lifetime rather than one catwalk season.

The sense of your own experience will grow along with your confidence.

I want to be good. I can't bear the idea of my soul being hideous.

I've always said that you can't be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc's voice.

Nature will tell you a direct lie if she can.

The downside is, if somebody doesn't like it, then it's like "oh my god, ok its really your fault."

A lot of people don't realize it, but I've a lot less success than I've have had success.

Remember what things make you special and embrace those because there are so many things that aren’t on the outside that are so important and people find so beautiful.

I think all recent music sucks, and that includes Type O Negative.

I asked for nothing from Theresa [May]. She asked for nothing from me. That's not the way we work.

High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.