The folly of endless consumerism sends us on a wild goose-chase for happiness through materialism. — Bryant H. McGill Copy Share Image
Too many commercials. Too many lies. Too many celebrities. I don't recognize. Too many brand names. Too many magazines. I got so… — Fred Small Copy Share Image
Under the Obama regime, the president and his allies are intentional in pursuing these conflicts from the perspective that you must sacrifice… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
Feckless as it was for Bush to ask Americans to go shopping after 9/11, we all too enthusiastically followed his lead, whether… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
“Buying things is only sometimes about owning the things. Buying often is simply about what 50 Cent observed: being ABLE to buy.… — Harry Beckwith Copy Share Image
So many sins against the poor cry out to high heaven! One of the most deadly sins is to deprive the laborer… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
“When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that… — Native American Copy Share Image
The end of consumerism and accumulation is the beginning of the joy of living. — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
“You can't rage against the machine through rebellious consumption.” — David McRaney Copy Share Image
The individual serves the planning system not by supplying it with savings and the resulting capital; he serves it far more by… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
But the instinct of hoarding, like all other instincts, tends to become hypertrophied and perverted; and with the institution of private property… — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
Can we reasonably expect happiness from an insatiable appetite which, no matter how it stuffs its belly, is still psychologically like Oliver… — Joy Davidman Copy Share Image
“In neo-classical economic theory, it is claimed without evidence that people are basically self-seeking, that they want above all the satisfaction of… — Carne Ross Copy Share Image
“Nothing short of the end of the world would get our eco-conscious techies to toss their latest gadgets onto the street.” — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Who buys these?" I asked. "Who walks in here and says this, this is what I need?" "People who don't know what… — Danielle Evans Copy Share Image
“Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When they had a… — chuck palahniuk Copy Share Image
We continue to be spilled on by consumerism even though we know it doesn't make us happy. — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
The family wage has been eroded by the same developments that have promoted consumerism as a way of life. — Christopher Lasch Copy Share Image
There are signs, I think, that people aren't satisfied by consumerism: that people resent the fact that the most moral decision in… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
You, O money, are the cause of a restless life! Because of you we journey toward a premature death; you provide cruel… — Propertius Copy Share Image
“The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
What does a man need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
