Branches Quote by Tom Hodgkinson

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

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

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

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

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

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

The phrase 'work/life balance' encapsulates a depressing outlook.

— Tom Hodgkinson

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

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

All poets are idlers, even if all idlers are not poets.

— Tom Hodgkinson

Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure.

— Tom Hodgkinson

Sensible people advise against drinking on an empty stomach, but to my mind it is the best sort of drinking.

— Tom Hodgkinson