Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.
E. F. Schumacher Quotes
Eagles come in all shapes and sizes but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.
Source: Famous Quotes
Similar Quotes
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.
- J.M. PowerSometimes you have to be a b**ch to get thing's done.
- MadonnaNothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.
- Charlie ChaplinInto each life some rain must fall.
- UnknownI have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.
- Galileo GalileiComments on: "E. F. Schumacher Quotes: Eagles come in all shapes and sizes but you will recognize them chiefly..."
| Birth: | 16th August, 1911 |
| Death: | 4th September, 1977 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Economist, Statistician, Writer |
About
Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher was born in Bonn, Germany. He was an internationally influential economic thinker, statistician, writer, and economist in Britain, serving as Chief Economic Advisor to the UK National Coal Board for two decades. He is best known for his critique of Western economies and his proposals for human-scale, decentralised and appropriate technologies. According to The Times Literary Supplement in 1995, his 1973 book Small Is Beautiful: a study of economics as if people mattered was among the 100 most influential books published since World War II.
Share with your friends