The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.

Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.

We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to experience the wonder of our existence.

Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint.

In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people of the world cannot be over estimated.

Simplicity means to feel such a sense of kinship with others that we choose to live simply so that others may simply live.

Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that elevates the human spirit.

We are the leaders that we have been waiting for. We are the social innovators and entrepreneurs that we have been seeking.

Only after people express their anger and sadness over the broken dreams of material prosperity will they turn to the task of building a sustainable economy.

The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions of persons.

I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious.

History as well as life itself is complicated -- neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency.

If I die today, will you remember me tomorrow?The love I'm leaving behind, will you care to borrow? From a snake-shed-skin or from the sky unknownIn all living and the dead I'll dwell to groan

In fiction workshops, we tend to focus on matters of verisimilitude largely because such issues are so much easier to talk about than the failure of imagination.

Greece is a pillar of peace and security in a region where stabilization is on the growth.

I don't know how to drive a car. The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing.

Why do these crazy vampires keep trying to collect me?

Which are you drinking? The water or the wave?

I'm an air-conditioned gypsy.

Quiet cunning bested boastful brawn

I’ll look to like, if looking liking move; But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly.