I feel terrible that I once put too much emphasis on…

One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. The very working of this…

— Susan Sontag

The market economy is deeply congruent with the values set out in the Hebrew Bible. Material prosperity is a divine blessing. Poverty crushes the…

— Jonathan Sacks

I have an intense personal interest in making the use of American capital in the development of China an instrument for the promotion of…

— William Howard Taft

I feel terrible about corporate greed. Growing up in a household that was a little more humble and didn't put so much emphasis on…

— Chloe Sevigny

The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality;…

— Herbert Croly

“To us, the argument for material well-being might seem uncontroversial. But in the eighteenth century, material prosperity was frequently condemned as "luxury" by religious…

— Jerry Z. Muller

Only after people express their anger and sadness over the broken dreams of material prosperity will they turn to the task of building a…

— Duane Elgin

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful…

— Winston Churchill

In effect, a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the…

— Pope Francis

“Freedom of person, of the press, of participation in government; without this, material prosperity is not possible. Freedom inspires men to work by giving…

— Mustafa Akyol

“The unvarnished truth is that what we most frequently give thanks for betrays what we most highly value. If a large percentage of our…

— D.A. Carson

We need a free economy not only for the renewed material prosperity it will bring, but because it is indispensable to individual freedom, human…

— Margaret Thatcher

One of the outstanding tragedies of this age of struggle and money-madness is the fact that so few people are engaged in the effort…

— Napoleon Hill

“Artha - attainment of wealth, material prosperity, Its realization on righteous and moral basis be; - 5 -”

— Munindra Misra

History--the product, not the raw material--is a bottle with a label. For many years now, the emphasis of historical discussion has been laid upon…

— Neal Ascherson