Marco Dondi > Quotes

“The Swazi experience nudged me toward helping developing countries achieve Western standards of living. Yet once back in Europe, it became clear that Western economies were in no position to be role models for developing countries.”
― Marco Dondi, Outgrowing Capitalism: Rethinking Money to Reshape Society and Pursue Purpose

“We are hardly living in a society that uses resources efficiently:”
― Marco Dondi, Outgrowing Capitalism: Rethinking Money to Reshape Society and Pursue Purpose

“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
― Marco Dondi, Outgrowing Capitalism: Rethinking Money to Reshape Society and Pursue Purpose

“I have a favorite quote from the current Dalai Lama. A journalist asked him what surprised him the most about humanity, and he said, “Man surprised me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
― Marco Dondi, Outgrowing Capitalism: Rethinking Money to Reshape Society and Pursue Purpose