I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The obsessions we have are pretty much the same our whole lives. Mine are people, the human condition, life.
I believe that our society is merely a reflection of what is going on inside each and every one of us.
Inordinate desire for material possessions can become an obsession that consumes our thoughts, drains our resources, and leads to unhappiness.
Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the most literal sense.
Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming back and back and back to the same question and never get an answer.
To the brains of our predecessors we owe all of our inheritance of civilization and culture.
It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us about the first human being'. We are so self-obsessed with our own history. There is so much more out there than what connects to us.
I think everybody has something that they've been obsessed about in their lifetime.
The destiny of our society is yours to make and you have a vastly greater importance to the world than we do.
I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.