One common denominator of super-affluent alpha men is the…

From the clayey soil of northern Wyoming is mined bentonite, which is used as filler in candy, gum, and lipstick. We Americans are great…

— Gretel Ehrlich

Developed and benefited from the unsustainable patterns of production and consumption which have produced our present dilemma. It is clear that current lifestyles and…

— Maurice Strong

Tax reduction has an almost irresistible appeal to the politician, and it is no doubt also gratifying to the citizen. It means more dollars…

— John W. Gardner

Professionalism in medicine has given us medial miracles for the affluent but hospitals that will charge $35 for aspirin.

— Bill James

We fought hard for socialism in a devastating war of independence and reunification. To build an affluent and prosperous society, we chose the path…

— Nguyen Minh Triet

We get richer and richer in filthier and filthier communities until we reach a final state of affluent misery - crocus on a garbage…

— John W. Gardner

When I first began visiting West Germany in the early 1980s, I was startled by the contrast between Birmingham, where I went to school,…

— Luke Harding

The American people are extraordinarily comfortable, affluent, and secure. It's easy for us to make the argument that God's purpose is being fulfilled through…

— Walter Russell Mead

“It rankled her that people richer than she were so often less worthy and attractive. More slobbish and louty. Comfort could be found in…

— Jonathan Franzen

I come from a very affluent family. I have been educated in one of the finest institutions of the world. Money was never a…

— Adnan Sami

Rich people in poor places want to show off their wealth. And their less affluent counterparts feel pressure to fake it, at least in…

— Virginia Postrel

...no matter how complex or affluent, human societies are nothing but subsystems of the biosphere, the Earth's thin veneer of life, which is ultimately…

— Vaclav Smil

Obama's assault on the affluent rests upon a sky-high stack of lies. Obama is too well staffed and too well informed not to know…

— Deroy Murdock

“Integrity is more significant than income. Honor is more opulent than fame. Self worth is more affluent than net worth.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the…

— Cesar Chavez