I am never five minutes into stripping the clutter from my life before I start running into the clutter that is my life. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Having too many things about us is a certain confusion to the intellect. – Oscar C. McCullouch, “The Piety of the Intellect,” sermon, Plymouth Congregation
As with the advent of spring cleaning we clear out of our houses the things no longer useful to us, why not at the same time relieve our minds of worthless rubbish? – Emily Tolman, “Seasonable Suggestions,” 1907
In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind. – Tony Blair