E. F. Schumacher Quotes

The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.

E. F. Schumacher

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 16, 1911 - September 4, 1977

Topics

NatureTechnologyManSystemPart

My day is spent hiding from people.

Jerry Della Femina

DayPeopleHidingSpent

I've read up on magic, and I think it sets you free, and it gives you hope. You can explore worlds you didn't know existed. It stretches your imagination, and I like my own imagination to be stretched and also the children I'm telling the story to. It gives you a sense of wonder.

Jenny Nimmo

HopeChildrenImaginationFreeThink

Margot Livesey, my dear friend, reads all the drafts of what I write, and I read hers. We have an intense working relationship. I've been really lucky to know her. She's a great reader and teacher as well as an astonishingly good writer.

Andrea Barrett

GoodFriendRelationshipGreatKnow

I'm gay, and I know a lot of very liberal straight people, and, of course, they're absolutely fine, but they still won't necessarily come and see a film like 'Weekend.'

Andrew Haigh

PeopleWeekendGayKnowSeeFilm

I have chosen to kneel because I simply cannot stand for the kind of oppression this country is allowing against its own people.

Megan Rapinoe

PeopleStandCountryKindOppression

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no wonder the cartoons are so bad.

John Kricfalusi

BadWonderOutIndustryWellSoon

These protesters, opposing me or our church, they're protesting the eternal Word of God, and guess what - they're not going to be successful in toppling the Word of God.

Robert Jeffress

GodMeChurchSuccessfulGoingWord

My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together.

Ann Druyan

KnowledgeScienceTogetherTraining

My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me.

Jeff Bridges

WorkMeTryFarChoosingReally

Up until the 1920s, everyone thought the universe was essentially static and unchanging in time.

Stephen Hawking

TimeThoughtUniverse1920sEveryone

I will do whatever it takes to win a football match.

Stuart Pearce

FootballWinWillWhateverMatch

We're not really trying to do anything besides represent where we come from, and that's New Orleans.

Trombone Shorty

TryingNewNew OrleansAnythingCome

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