The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing. — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
Are these things really better than the things I already have? Or am I just trained to be dissatisfied with what I… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“The more people have time to experience the joys of creativity, the less they will be consumers, especially of mass-produced culture. I… — Theodore Roszak Copy Share Image
Democracy encourages a taste for physical gratification; this taste, if it becomes excessive, soon disposes men to believe that all is matter… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“I have every luxury imaginable, I own acres of land, and have enough money to buy the moon were it for sale.… — J. Matthew Nespoli Copy Share Image
Gentrification and consumerism... have destroyed the character of my favorite American haunts, like North Beach, Berkeley, Venice and Aspen. — Tom Hayden Copy Share Image
The need of a constantly expanding market for its products chases the bourgeoisie over the entire surface of the globe. It must… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
“Purpose driven technology will continue to flourish, whereas profit driven technology will either perish or destroy the world.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
We are being made aware that the organization of society on the principle of private profit, as well as public destruction, is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“What other nations fail to recognize in us--our consumerism--is that we don't simply want to own everything, we want to be everything.” — J. Andrew Schrecker Copy Share Image
It is more blessed to give than to receive, but then it is also more blessed to be able to do without… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
The money economy thus leaves a large ecological footprint, defined as the amount of land and resources required to meet a typical… — Stuart L. Hart Copy Share Image
I think about capitalism, consumerism, our consumptive nature as a species approaching the 21st century. I certainly don't have the answers. — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
The organization controlling the material equipment of our everyday life is such that what in itself would enable us to construct it… — Raoul Vaneigem Copy Share Image
To eat in a monastery refectory is an exercise in humility; daily, one is reminded to put communal necessity before individual preference.… — Kathleen Norris Copy Share Image
I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
Not what you possess but what you do with what you have, determines your true worth. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
There are two ways to be rich - one in the abundance of your possessions and the other in the fewness of… — E. Stanley Jones Copy Share Image
“Modern capitalism needs men who co-operate smoothly, and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Everyone should educate themselves in more wise and responsible consumption; promote personal responsibility, along with the social dimension of rural activities, which… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a "disposable" culture which is now… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Footballers' consumerism or emphasis on luxury brands is hardly the root of all environmental problems. — David James Copy Share Image
One of the reasons churches in North America have trouble guiding people about money is that the church's economy is built on… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
Liberating oneself from the addiction of consumerism and careerism promotes inner peace. — David Shi Copy Share Image
