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Than Quotes by Tom Hodgkinson
- Deleting 200 spams a day is a drag. And I was checking my email constantly, rather than getting on with my real work, which is…
- To me there is no more depressing sight than a five-year-old staring at a screen, unsmiling, mouse in hand. Besides whatever dreadful things this prolonged…
- As the son of a feminist mother, I grew up with the idea that work was a sort of salvation for women as it would…
- Bosses should sanction the nap rather than expect workers to power on all day without repose. They might even find that workers' happiness - or…
- These days we seem more bound to our bosses than ever before. We even identify our own selves with the jobs we do: 'What do…
- We have to wonder whether digital technology, rather than making it easier to communicate, is actually doing the opposite. We now sit alone at a…
- If we are to make life into a pleasure rather than a struggle, then I would suggest that we have to start with our own…
- On bikeback, there is a delightful sense of self-direction and autonomy. Lately, I have taken to cycling slowly, more fun than the fast, competitive commuter…
More Than Quotes
- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle