Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility. — E. F. Schumacher Copy Share Image
It's all very Italian (and decidedly un-American): to insist that doing the right thing is the most pleasurable thing, and that the… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
I don't want any more concentration camps for animals that are cruelly treated, force-fed to fatten themselves up for our consumption. — Steve Wynn Copy Share Image
“The phrase "consumer society" complements the description of the present social order as an "industrial society." Needs are tailored by the mass… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
When we try in good faith to believe in materialism, in the exclusive reality of the physical, we are asking our selves… — John Updike Copy Share Image
There's a real strong link today between soda consumption and obesity among children. — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
“Capitalism, far from affording "privileges" to the middle classes, tends to degrade them more abjectly than any other stratum in society. The… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
Economics and a reliance on science and technology to solve our problems has led to an unsustainable situation where continued growth in… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production. — Susan George Copy Share Image
All things are flowing, even those that seem immovable. The adamant is always passing into smoke. The plants imbibe the materialswhich they… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The characteristic feature of modern capitalism is mass production of goods destined for consumption by the masses. The result is a tendency… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
In this would I live; in this would I die; upon this would I dwell in my thoughts and affections, to the… — John Owen Copy Share Image
If you are at Coca-Cola, the creative challenge is one of maintaining - rather than creating - a tremendous level of consumption… — John Kao Copy Share Image
If every U.S. citizen ate just one meal a week (any meal) composed of locally and organically raised meats and produce, we… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Purchasing power parities are not a reasonable method for comparing households across countries or currencies. The reason for this is simply that… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
The miserable consumption of the poor is partly the result of the ostentatious demands of the rich. There isn't enough for both,… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol. It would be quite possible to build… — Susan George Copy Share Image
Airline food is not intended for human consumption. It's intended as a form of in-flight entertainment, wherein the object is to guess… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Capital is not a free gift of God or of nature. It is the outcome of a provident restriction of consumption on… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of growth in electrical energy consumption it will… — David R. Brower Copy Share Image
Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“The beauty of the twentieth century is the charm of the hospital, the grace of the cemetery, of consumption and emaciation. I… — Jean Lorrain Copy Share Image
A talking dog is not the answer. That's not a way to convince people not to smoke pot. If animals started talking… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
When is population going to become an accepted part of the food debate? If it's fine to encourage people to think about… — Tristram Stuart Copy Share Image
“I vow to ingest only items that preserve well-being, peace, and joy in my body and my consciousness... Practicing a diet is… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
