I know that [civilized men] do nothing but boast incessantly of the peace and repose they enjoy in their chains.... But when I see [barbarous man] sacrifice pleasures, repose, wealth, power, and life itself for the preservation of this sole good which is so disdained by those who have lost it; when I see animals born free and despising captivity break their heads against the bars of their prison; when I see multitudes of entirely naked savages scorn European voluptuousness and endure hunger, fire, the sword, and death to preserve only their independence, I feel it does not behoove slaves to reason about freedom.

~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Civilization Decadence Freedom Independence Inequality Sedentary

The world is run largely by urban, sedentary males. The symbol of power is the chair.

~ Sam Keen

Sam Keen Males Power Sedentary

A generation of children is not only being raised indoors, but is being confined to even smaller spaces. Jane Clark, a University of Maryland professor of kinesiology . . . calls them containerized kids--they spend more and more time in car seats, high chairs, and even baby seats for watching TV. When small children go outside, they're often placed in containers--strollers--and pushed by walking or jogging parents. . . Most kid-containerizing is done for safety concerns, but the long term health of these children is compromised. (35)

~ Richard Louv

Richard Louv Children Confinement Parenting Play Sedentary

Warning: Before beginning an program of physical inactivity, consult your doctor. Sedentary living is abnormal and dangerous to your health.

~ Frank Forencich

Frank Forencich Exercise Fitness Health Living Movement Physical Sedentary

In reality, is being sedentary a choice to run from our calling by not running after it?

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Craig D. Lounsbrough Calling Destiny Purpose Run Running Sedentary

The sedentary life...is the real sin against the holy spirit.

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche Sedentary Spirit

The human body is not designed to be sedentary.

~ Steven Magee

Steven Magee Body Designed Human Not Sedentary

Radiation does discriminate. If you are sedentary and eating processed foods then you will be more affected than a person that exercises and eats fresh organic food.

~ Steven Magee

Steven Magee Affected Discriminate Eating Eats Exercises Food Foods Fresh Organic Person Processed Radiation Sedentary

But I hate being a grandfather. It's indecent. In my mind's eye, I'm still twenty-five. Thirty-three max. Certainly not sixty-seven, reeking of decay and dashed hopes. My breath sour. My limbs in dire need of a lube job. And now that I've been blessed with a plastic hip-socket replacement, I'm no longer even biodegradable. Environmentalists will protest my burial.

~ Mordecai Richler

Mordecai Richler Activism Age Burial Dashed Hopes Health Sedentary