Sensible people advise against drinking on an empty stomach, but to my mind it is the best sort of drinking. — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
When people say " I just don't have enough time " they mean " I prioritized something else. — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
I think it's good to look at how people lived before, and then take the best bits of that culture and try… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
The world's richest half billion people - that's about seven per cent of the global population - are responsible for fifty per… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
We no longer sing and dance. We don't know how to. Instead, we watch other people sing and dance on the television… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Beauty feeds us. Anarchy is beauty. We are against the grey people. We want to decorate, like those fantastic Indian lorries which… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
One aspect of fast London life I have never understood, for example, is the custom of the gym. Why do people go… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Alongside my 'no email' policy, I resolve to make better use of the wonderful Royal Mail, and send letters and postcards to… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Festivals are fun for kids, fun for parents and offer a welcome break from the stresses of the nuclear family. The sheer… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
The way to stop feeling guilty is to read stuff - I'm not saying my book, but works by Bertrand Russell or… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
I've often said that far more sensible than a 'make poverty history' campaign would be a 'make wealth history' campaign. It is,… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Faffing is completely harmless, whereas its opposite - dynamic, purposeful activity - is often very harmful. Faffers do not tend to kill… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience. 'I feel really… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
By taking out a loan, I am committing myself to years of interest repayments, and therefore to years of wage slavery. And the UK… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
Writing a book is a brilliant thing because once you've finished it, you've done it, and there's the potential for it to go on… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work. — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
These days we seem more bound to our bosses than ever before. We even identify our own selves with the jobs we do: 'What… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
The way to stop feeling guilty is to read stuff - I'm not saying my book, but works by Bertrand Russell or Oscar Wilde,… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
The idea of a government is to create an ordered, willing work force where there's no trouble. I think idlers are generally seen as… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
When stuck years ago in a job I hated, my only friend was the public bench. As the tedious mornings dragged on, how I… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure. — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
Sensible people advise against drinking on an empty stomach, but to my mind it is the best sort of drinking. — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
Am I the only person in the world who is shocked and amazed at the ongoing flattery of uebergeek Mark Zuckerberg? — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
I would like to propose slow cycling. Commute by bike. At a stroke, you remove the need for and absurd cost of public transport.… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share
