Individually, people are finding that a simpler lifestyle provides greater satisfaction than relentless pursuit of materialism. — Laurance Rockefeller Copy Share Image
“If we opt, over and over, to surrender our valuable energy and time to people and things that hold no real value… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now see the capitalist system being discredited and… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Matters of the heart are important to me. All this materialism and all the money and wealth are things that you don't… — Shari Arison Copy Share Image
“Economy that rewards selfishness, is but a glorified criminal offense.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“It's not what you have on the outside that glitters in light, it's what you have on the inside that shines in… — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
Man stands in materialism; you and I are materialists. Our talking about God and Spirit is good; but it is simply the… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
To have so little, and it of so little value, was to be quaintly free. — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
“He knew perfectly well (even if he wasn’t inclined to admit it) that the material body had a spiritual aspect. He knew… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
It's also important, particularly for privileged kids, to involve them in charitable activities. It's a way of raising consciousness for your kids… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Generally, people need less than a quarter of what they want.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“If everything must have a cause, of course, this also applies to God; if God can exist in isolation, then why not… — Etienne Vermeersch Copy Share Image
Sometimes, because of its immediacy, television produces a kind of electronic parable. Berlin, for instance, on the day the Wall was opened.… — John Berger Copy Share Image
New pressures are causing ever more people to find their main satisfaction in their consumptive role rather than in their productive role.… — Vance Packard Copy Share Image
“Things that look like they were designed, probably were... If intelligence is an operative component of the universe, a science that methodologically… — Donald L. Ewert Copy Share Image
The problem isn't materialism as such. Rather it is the underlying assumption that full satisfaction can arise from gratifying the senses alone.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Too early religious advancement of the Hindus and that superfineness in everything which made them cling to higher alternatives, have reduced them… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
We need to move away from crass, consumption-driven materialism by de-materialising status — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
Ordinary people do not question the commonly accepted version of reality. They conform to the standard values of subduing enemies and cherishing… — Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“Logically, this kind of atheism did not prove that there was no God.... On the contrary, Southwell was typical in placing the… — Edward Royle Copy Share Image
Many South Africans qualify for working visas in the UK and are keen to experience working and living overseas. However, more and… — Susan Harris Copy Share Image
I certainly understand that we're all trying to make a living, but I'm not thinking about that when I'm making it. And… — Aimee Mann Copy Share Image
Materialism and all its miseries can never be conquered by materialism. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
