The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.

Storytelling bridges the generational gaps in ideology.

The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.

When three generations are present in a family, one of them is bound to be revolutionary.

We're never going to have respectful and reverential relationships with the planet- and sensible policies about what we put in the air, the soil, the water - if very young children don't begin learning about these things literally in their houses, backyards, streets and schools. We need to have human beings who are oriented that way from their earliest memories.

Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyous words in the language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying.

War is not inherent in human beings. We learn war and we learn peace. The culture of peace is something which is learned, just as violence is learned and war culture is learned.