Franz Kline Quotes

I often think about, 'How do we return to a simpler way of living? Is there some way that we can start to think of each other as human beings again, instead of worshiping money, instead of worshiping electronics, instead of worshiping getting ahead just for me?'

I can imagine no sweeter way to end one's life than in the quiet of the country, out of the mad race for money, place and power - far from the demands of business - out of the dusty highway where fools struggle and strive for the hollow praise of other fools.

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and wilt stimulate thy jaded senses with wine and French coffee, thou shalt find no radiance of wisdom in the lonely waste of the pinewoods.

I am totally unattached to material items.

At heart I am a librarian, a bird-watcher, a transcendentalist, a gardener, a spinster, a monk.

My customer isn't wrapped up in labels and money.

The American dream is a crock. Stop wanting everything. Everyone should wear jeans and have three T-shirts, eat rice and beans.

I'm more interested in life than life-style. Life-style means you have to drive a certain car.

When you're reading Thoreau you look at Hollywood differently, let me tell ya!

I don't want to own anything that won't fit into my coffin.

During the 80s and 90s, we all became consumed with ourselves. In the 21st century, we've come back to simpler times. People are struggling economically and this has forced them to scale back the material aspects of their lives and realise the beauty of finding the simple joy in being with the people we love.

My soul desires a pre-industrial world, and since I can't have that, I don't really care for anything material.

The older I get, the less I need. I wear the same jean shorts for the whole week. I'm not running to the store to get the latest bag.

The whole world, it's a problem that there's too much stuff being produced. We don't have time to reflect on the important things in life.

There's no great desire to own lots of stuff - and I don't. You can only live in one house and drive one car.

I know I've been lucky, but I'm not very materialistic - I don't believe in collecting many unnecessary things and I'm not into girlie shopping.

I'm really not a materialistic person.

I don't want my life to be about a house and a car.

I don't want to do too many films because I don't aspire to buy huge cars or build bungalows.

Imagine no possessions; I wonder if you can.

In the '80s, the world I was living in wasn't this world of consumption. There wasn't that much to buy, really. Actually I'm still struck by that. There's not an awful lot of stuff I want. Somebody quotes Diogenes, who's walking around saying, "How many things there are in the marketplace of which Diogenes has no need." I always feel that. Except of course when you're living in Venice, California and you see all these lovely houses!

The world that used to nurse us now keeps shouting inane instructions. That's why I ran to the woods.

I would rather sit still in a state of peace on a stone than ride in the motor-car of a multi-millionaire and feel the peacelessness of the multi-millionaire poisoning me.

Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. God will see that you do not want society.

If you own a rug you own too much.