A fundamental element of human nature is the need for creative work, for creative inquiry, for free creation without the arbitrary limiting effects of coercive institutions. A decent society should maximize the possibilities for this fundamental human characteristic to be realized.

I don't buy much. Almost buy nothing. I buy what I need, do it the easiest way possible.

We need not stride resolutely towards catastrophe, merely because those are the marching orders.

The kind of work that should be the main part of life is the kind of work you would want to do if you weren't being paid for it. It's work that comes out of your own internal needs, interests and concerns.

The more there is a need to talk about the ideals of democracy, the less democratic the system usually is.