Share this sentence
— John Taylor Gatto"If you live in a material universe where acquiring things is very important to you, then family is an absolute deterrent to maintaining that sort of a world, because family involves values like affection, and sympathy, and passion, and types of pleasure that lead nowhere in a material sense."
Related information
Discover more quotes
Previous Quote
How was she to tie herself to a man without permitting him to imprison her? And was there some means of acquiring things without those things possessing her?
— Clarice Lispector
Next Quote
Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.
— Bertrand Russell
Loading recommended content...