Kathy Baker Quotes

I'm generous. I give good tips. It's just - the way I live my life, ironically enough, is: I don't want anything. I'm not a consumer. I don't crave objects.

Be satisfied with needs instead of wants.

I like simplicity almost to the point of being monastic.

Cease consuming, practice generosity.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

It is obviously no secret that I earn a lot of money. But it is also no secret that I give most of it away. I don't live a luxurious life. I drive a small second-hand Fiat. I don't have to worry about money, which is itself a privilege. But I never had any anxiety that I would lose my identity.

A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

I really don't require a whole lot in life.

The best way of enjoying your money is to spend it on other people. I don't need much.

First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.

I like simplicity; I don't need luxury.

I'm not a materialistic person.

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

The more you learn to live without, the more you'll have to live with.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

I don't feel comfortable with luxury, and I try to stay fairly normal.

The world calls for, and expects from us, simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obedience and humility, detachment, and self-sacrifice. Without this mark of holiness, our word will have difficulty in touching the heart of modern man.

Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.

I think I was raised by a very humble mother, who, if anything, is probably over skeptical. She has that sense of everything being a bonus: like, you have your lot, and anything else is on top. She's quietly proud, and quietly humble.

I am a woman of simple tastes.

I don't spend much on myself. It's a bit of a joke within the family.

We shall have to practise to lead our life on the basis of our needs, not under the influence of our greed.

I try to be more mindful and less greedy.

Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.