I describe myself as a futurist and this is often the starting point for conversation about the choices that are being made that will impact the futures we live in. At the very least, the question, “What does a futurist do?” is occasionally asked… I’ve decided to pool together quotes that I hear or read [...]

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New ideas “I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.” -John Cage “Man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes “The world will not be inherited by the strongest, it will be inherited by those most able to [...]

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You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. – George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950), “Misalliance” Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. – Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970) Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. – Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) [...]

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When I backpacked around the world a few years ago, I discovered the benefits of simplicity – less things to carry, less to lose, more time for conversations, stories and people. While in the United States I became interested in the Voluntary Simplicity movement. Around the world, throughout time, the link between simplicity and contentment [...]

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