"We are selling ourselves very short by funneling our energies into what the traditional perception is of academic and monetary success."
"Key in life is to be able to answer the question "How much is enough?" Modern society has a desire to accumulate stuff & do nothing with it"
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Source: Global oil availability has peaked - EU energy chief. Interview, www.reuters.com. November 10, 2010.
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