If you don't have many possessions, then you don't need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself. Jose Mujica lifepossessionslave Change image and share on social
Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies? It is this level of hyper-consumption that is harming our planet. Jose Mujica billionconsumptionharm share on social
I'm just sick of the way things are. We're in an age in which we can't live without accepting the logic of the market. Contemporary politics is all about short-term pragmatism. We have abandoned religion and philosophy... What we have left is the automatisation of doing what the market tells us. Jose Mujica abandonacceptage share on social
I'm not the apocalypse nor the promised land. Jose Mujica apocalypselandpromise Change image and share on social
I give myself the luxury of saying what I want. Jose Mujica giveluxury Change image and share on social
The kids of today have to be better than us. We must strive to create tools adequate for human beings that come with other things that are, at least, different from those we used to have. Jose Mujica adequatebeingcreate Change image and share on social
The world will always need revolution. That doesn't mean shooting and violence. A revolution is when you change your thinking. Confucianism and Christianity were both revolutionary. Jose Mujica changechristianityconfucianism Change image and share on social
I don't want to be an apologist for poverty, but I can't stand waste, useless spending, wasted energy and having to live squandering stuff. Jose Mujica apologistenergylive Change image and share on social
Publicly, I've never talked about Argentina. Jose Mujica argentinahavepublicly Change image and share on social