The strongest argument for the un-materialistic character of American life is the fact that we tolerate conditions that are, from a materialistic… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Sex is the mysticism of a materialistic society - in the beginning was the Flesh, and the Flesh became Word... [it has]… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
On the mathematical side, you could in principle build a society in which people were fulfilling their needs and flourishing as human… — Tim Jackson Copy Share Image
True Americanism is practical idealism. Its aims, instead of being materialistic and mechanical, are idealistic to the point of being Utopian. In… — Maurice Saatchi Copy Share Image
On the other side, is a substantial, more materialism, everything is real long to the extent we can see or measure it,… — Surya Das Copy Share Image
The entire money structure and materialistic society is a false society... — Jacque Fresco Copy Share Image
“Your desire for unrestrained comfort is the oligarch's superpower. Cut yourself off from luxury, and you'll cut off the oligarchs from their… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Religion itself cannot but be dynamic which is why "return" is an incorrect term. A return to the forms of religion which… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
But the great artists like Michelangelo and Blake and Tolstoi--like Christ whom Blake called an artist because he had one of the… — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He had come to know quite thoroughly the world in which he lived. His outlook was bleak and materialistic. The world as… — Jack London Copy Share Image
In essence, the Thai people are not materialistic at all. They're not in the least driven by the kind of ambition that… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
The atheist worldview of life is a materialistic culture that frees humanity from superstition. — Howard Thompson Copy Share Image
The materialistic view of happiness of our age starkly revealed in our understanding of the word "luxury. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Frederick Franck is one of a rare and precious breed—an authentic troubadour whose lyricism is pure in word and image. He quietly… — Jacob Needleman Copy Share Image
In a world where we are so pragmatic and materialistic, fear is the only emotion that allows even a sophisticated person to… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
Organized religion has too often followed the road of other people's institutions. It has made adjustments, compromises, and surrenders to a materialistic… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
“Your head is so full of worldly “things” while your heart is full of eternal love and faith. Your heart is full… — Kate McGahan Copy Share Image
I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
The cult of nature is a form of patronage by people who have declared their materialistic independence from nature and do not… — Brooks Atkinson Copy Share Image
This is why moral uneasiness is destined to become even more acute. It is obvious that a fundamental defect, or rather a… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
We all have the potential to show others love and affection, but as we progress in our materialistic world, these values tend… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Research challenges the materialistic understanding of death, according to which biological death represents the final end of existence and of all conscious… — Stanislav Grof Copy Share Image
