20 Quotes by Duane Elgin

We are the leaders that we have been waiting for. We are the social innovators and entrepreneurs that we have been seeking.

If the material consumption of a fraction of humanity is already harming the planet, is there an alternative path that enables all of humanity to live more lightly upon the Earth while experiencing a higher quality of life?

Only after people express their anger and sadness over the broken dreams of material prosperity will they turn to the task of building a sustainable economy.

To consciously evolve, we require clear vision of a compassionate future that draws out our enthusiastic participation in life.

We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to experience the wonder of our existence.

In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people of the world cannot be over estimated.

Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that elevates the human spirit.

It seems to me that inner growth is the whole moving force behind voluntary simplicity.

Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person’s physical surroundings and possessions.