Dave Kirkby

“Hatred and anger are the greatest poison to the happiness of a good mind.”
― Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments

“In an "open 24-7" reality, want is King. We serve it, live it, breath it. But what does the king give you in exchange? Debt, neediness, addiction, and suffering. There is an alternative. JOY. Joy is created in simplicity.”
― Deborah Bravandt

“Why do you have to develop? If economic growth rises from 5% to 10%, is happiness going to double? What's wrong with a growth rate of 0%? Isn't this a rather stable kind of economics? Could there be anything better than living simply and taking it easy?”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“If I could not be alexander I would be Diogenes”
― Alexander the Great