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> [“Life is not about having things. It’s about having good experiences.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/life-is-not-about-having-things-it-s-about-having-good-experiences/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

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## More by James Wallman

> [“memories live longer than dreams”:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/memories-live-longer-than-dreams/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“Life is not about having things. It’s about having good experiences.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/life-is-not-about-having-things-it-s-about-having-good-experiences/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“By having less and doing more, we will be happier, healthier, richer, in every sense: less clutter, less regret, less anxiety, more meaning, more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/by-having-less-and-doing-more-we-will-be-happier-healthier-richer-in/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“In the 1980s, people wanted a fast car. Now they want a good story to tell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/in-the-1980s-people-wanted-a-fast-car-now-they-want-a-good-story-to/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“I hate taking pictures,’ he says. ‘I feel that if you pick up a camera you take yourself out of the moment. You’re no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/i-hate-taking-pictures-he-says-i-feel-that-if-you-pick-up-a-camera/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“happiness is more likely to come from the enjoyment of experiences rather than the accumulation of stuff.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/happiness-is-more-likely-to-come-from-the-enjoyment-of-experiences/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“We live in a cluttered world of too much information and too much stuff.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/we-live-in-a-cluttered-world-of-too-much-information-and-too-much/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“as per the law of unintended consequences, no matter what people’s intention when they do something, they rarely know what the ultimate outcome of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/as-per-the-law-of-unintended-consequences-no-matter-what-people-s/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“You are more likely to be happy, so studies have shown, if you do something for intrinsic reasons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/you-are-more-likely-to-be-happy-so-studies-have-shown-if-you-do/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“We are realizing that, to live a life that is meaningful, to shake our tail feathers, and to be happy in the twenty-first century—you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/we-are-realizing-that-to-live-a-life-that-is-meaningful-to-shake-our/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“research suggests every shared car takes up to thirteen others off the road”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/research-suggests-every-shared-car-takes-up-to-thirteen-others-off/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

> [“Everyone is an autobiographer nowadays, it’s like everyone is actively writing their own biography all the time,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wallman/everyone-is-an-autobiographer-nowadays-it-s-like-everyone-is-actively/)

[James Wallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wallman/)

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