Fasting and feasting are universal human responses, and any meal, shared with love, can be an agape. — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
A meal, however simple, is a moment of intersection. It is at once the most basic, the most fundamental, of our life's activities, maintaining the life of our bodies; shared with others it can be an occasion of joy and… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyous words in the language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
War is not inherent in human beings. We learn war and we learn peace. The culture of peace is something which is learned, just… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
We must look towards societies that set a high value on nonaggression and noncompetitive ness, and therefore handle conflicts by nonviolent means. We can… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
We're never going to have respectful and reverential relationships with the planet- and sensible policies about what we put in the air, the soil,… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
I have long been convinced that families are the primary agents of social change in any society. — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
Fasting and feasting are universal human responses, and any meal, shared with love, can be an agape. — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
For the real difference between happiness and joy is that one is grounded in this world, the other in eternity. Happiness cannot encompass suffering… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
When three generations are present in a family, one of them is bound to be revolutionary. — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
A meal, however simple, is a moment of intersection. It is at once the most basic, the most fundamental, of our life's activities, maintaining… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
Peace cultures thrive on and are nourished by visions of how things might be, in a world where sharing and caring are part of… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
