Appears Quote by Carl Honore

'In Praise of Slowness' chronicles the global trend towards deceleration that has come to be known as the Slow Movement. Don't worry, though: it…

— Carl Honore

In our hedonistic age, the Slow movement has a marketing ace up its sleeve: it peddles pleasure. The central tenet of the Slow philosophy…

— Carl Honore

“When it comes to work - hurry, hurry, hurry. When it comes to payment - delay, delay, delay. Caste, religion, family background nothing. Talent…

— Aravind Adiga

“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”

— John Ortberg

“We can learn to pay attention, concentrate, devote ourselves to authors. We can slow down so we can hear the voice of texts, feel…

— Thomas Newkirk

“Slowness seems to be a key element in living a rich life. I don't mean rich in the sense of money. I mean rich…

— Melanie Gideon

“Buddha used this approach very deeply for his disciples and for himself. He told them to walk slowly, to talk slowly, to go into…

— Osho

“Misfortunes, blessings, I have no time to pick my words, I am in a hurry to be done. And yet no, I am in…

— Samuel Beckett

“Slow down. Make a point of revisiting passages that seem especially rich, or especially confusing, or for that matter especially offensive.”

— Alan Jacobs

“Of course, not all slow thinking requires that form of intense concentration and effortful computation—I did the best thinking of my life on leisurely…

— Daniel Kahneman

Slow are the beginnings of philosophy.

— Henry David Thoreau

“A difficult journey is spiritual rewarding. There is a more dependence on God, His supernatural power, grace and divine favour long the travel.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita