F. Schumacher
F. Schumacher
choices world tasks
Our task - and the task of all education - is to understand the present world, the world in which we live and make our choices.
intelligent simplicity genius
Any intelligent fool can invent further complications, but it takes a genius to retain, or recapture, simplicity.
people attention goods
An entirely new system of thought is needed, a system based on attention to people, and not primarily attention to goods. . . .
generosity incredibles
There is incredible generosity in the potentialities of Nature. We only have to discover how to utilize them.
silence soul humanity
That soul-destroying, meaningless, mechanical, moronic work is an insult to human nature which must necessarily and inevitably produce either escapism or aggression, and that no amount of 'bread and circuses' can compensate for the damage done-these are facts which are neither denied nor acknowledged but are met with an unbreakable conspiracy of silence-because to deny them would be too obviously absurd and to acknowledge them would condemn the central preoccupation of modern society as a crime against humanity.
thinking forever insane
Anyone who thinks consumption can expand forever on a finite planet is either insane or an economist.
organization discipline people
Development does not start with goods; it starts with people and their education, organization, and discipline. Without these three, all resources remain latent, untapped, potential.
beautiful technology demand
Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology toward the organic, the gentle, the elegant and beautiful.
inspirational motivational courage
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
technology men self
The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.
technology violent term
The technology of mass production is inherently violent, ecologically damaging, self-defeating in terms of non-renewable resources, and stultifying for the human person.
imagination modern endure
Modern industry seems to be inefficient to a degree that surpasses one's enduring powers of imagination. Its inefficiency therefore remains unnoticed.
modern accomplish
The most striking thing about modern industry is that it requires so much and accomplishes so little.