E. F. Schumacher quotes and words of wisdom

"The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology."
Found in the topic Technology.

"Nobody really likes large-scale organizations; nobody likes to take orders from a superior who takes orders from a superior who takes orders...."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius ? and a lot of courage ? to move in the opposite direction."
Found in the topic Big.

"We still have to learn how to live peacefully, not only with our fellow men but also with nature and, above all, with those Higher Powers which have made nature and have made us."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"I have no doubt that it is possible to give a new direction to technological development, a direction that shall lead it back to the real needs of man, and that also means: to the actual size of man. Man is small, and, therefore, small is beautiful."
Found in the topic Small.

Interesting Quotes

I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.Woody Allen - US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 - )

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in determination.Tommy Lasorda