“A large body of literature suggests that wellbeing is intimately linke...” — George Monbiot Quote

“A large body of literature suggests that wellbeing is intimately linked to attachment - not only to other people, but also to the natural world.”

“The notions that nature exists to serve us; that its value consists of the instrumental benefits we can extract; that this value can be measured in cash terms; and that what can't be measured does not matter, have proved lethal to the rest of life on Earth.”

“Emotionally damaged men all too often rip apart their own lives, and those of their partners and children. I see both physical fitness and emotional strength as virtues, but they are acquired by entirely different means.”

“Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.”

“In Buddhism, they say attachment to anything only leads to suffering. So when we laugh, it's our way of saying, 'I'm unattached to that.' You're tickled by it, it makes your lobes do something on their own. So humor is very important to me. I always take that to the stage first.”

“In many ways, my attachment to human freedom was completely compatible with my right to live freely as a homosexual.”