The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.
Morrie SchwartzAlthough you may be old or sick, it's not too late to take stock and ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be.
Morrie SchwartzWell, the truth is, if you really listen to that bird on your shoulder, if you accept that you can die at any timeโthen you might not be as ambitious as you are.
Morrie SchwartzWe've got a form of brainwashing going on in our countryโฆ. Do you know how they brainwash people? They repeat something over and over. And that's what we do in this country. Owning things is good. More money is good. More property is good. More commercialism is good. MORE IS GOOD. MORE IS GOOD. We repeat it--and have it repeated to us--over and over until nobody bothers to even think otherwise. The average person is so fogged up by all this, he has no perspective on what's really important anymore.
Morrie Schwartz