Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does.

You will have Time, that rare and lovely gift that your Western countries have lost the more they have pursued it.

Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue.

The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is.

Is there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers?

Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does.

It's a very remarkable story." "Remarkable's a well-chosen word. It doesn't give you away.