There are models of development that already exist in developing countries that actually are much more sustainable than the model of free markets that we have been trying to export.
The opposite of consumption isn't thrift. It's generosity.
Generosity makes us happiest. We'll be happier people when we share, not when we impose, but when we learn from one another. Because when I'm connected to everyone I disappear … in being excellent you lose yourself. And when you're connected to everyone, that's the best thing that can happen.