The New Good Life Quotes

“In the never-ending battle between order and chaos, clutter sides with chaos every time. Anything that you possess that does not add to your life or your happiness eventually becomes a burden.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less

“My problem was not with comfort or monetary wealth. My problem was with a way of life in which those who have more than they need are envied or extolled, while those who are materially poor are scorned or forgotten.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less

“The GDP rises whenever money changes hands....The whole thing is reminiscent of Edward Abbey's reflection that "growth for the sake of growth is the philosophy of the cancer cell.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less

“The ancient Greeks told of a philosopher eating bread and lentils for dinner. He was approached by another man, who lived sumptuously by flattering the king. Said the flatterer, "If you would learn to be subservient to the king, you would not have to live on lentils." The philosopher replied, "If you would learn to live on lentils, you would not have to give up your independence in order to be docile and acquiescent to the king.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less

“If you are going to buy, a prudent rule of thumb is not to carry a mortgage greater than two years' income.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less

“I believe the houses of the future will be...designed to welcome rather than to impress. People...will want homes in which every room is used every day and in which there are no wasted spaces--homes less like furniture stores or warehouses and more like nests.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less