Humanity, in the desperate attempt to fit 8 billion or more people on the planet and give them a higher standard of… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
Material progress and a higher standard of living bring us greater comfort and health, but do not lead to a transformation of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
[The task is to] covertly lower the standard of living, the whole social structure, of America so that we can be merged… — Horace Rowan Gaither Copy Share Image
The free market exists to promote prosperity and human life, and that is what it has accomplished, splendidly, with breathtaking brilliance. In… — George Reisman Copy Share Image
People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can't pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves.… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
The function of our Government is to insure to all its citizens, now and hereafter, their rights to life, liberty, and the… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
....I understood why those who had lived through war or economic disasters, and who had built for themselves a good life and… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
“Nobody's busting into YOUR apartment at three in the morning, are they? Well, then don't worry about what they're doing in South… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
The frog is almost five hundred million years old. Could you really say with much certainty that America, with all its strength… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
Free market capitalism has done more for the soul of the human race than any other system. And it's created the highest… — Chris Chocola Copy Share Image
You become visibly stressed because you are working hard to pay for a standard of living so robust that it overwhelms your… — William Thorsell Copy Share Image
Well, if I use Hispanic culture I get corruption and really good salsa music. If I use Chinese culture I get rigid… — John Ringo Copy Share Image
In the name of economy a thousand wasteful devices would be invented; and in the name of efficiency new forms of mechanical… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
The United Nations is an uplifting experiment, dedicated to raising the standards of living in Africa , the consciences of democracies, and… — Frank Dane Copy Share Image
We have been maintaining a standard of living by putting things on the debt of the next generation. — Richard Lamm Copy Share Image
I would put primary emphasis on a good standard of living equitably distributed. It can't be equal, but one that eliminates the… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
The wage of a people has meaning only when it arises from production. Every increase in production should benefit the whole people… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Take the so-called standard of living. What do most people mean by "living"? They don’t mean living. They mean the latest and… — e. e. cummings Copy Share Image
The question is: Would there be a market in Germany for certain types of employment if one were to allow the employed… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
We are opposing the exploitation of man by man, similarly we must oppose the exploitation of peoples by other peoples ... but… — Bruno Kreisky Copy Share Image
If everybody on the planet today had the same standard of living as the average European or American, we would need three… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Everybody in life is pursuing money: left, right, charity, nonprofits, everybody's pursuing money. Everybody wants a raise. Everybody wants to improve their… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
A few hundred years ago, perhaps 85 or even 90 percent of humanity lived below a standard of living that today only… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Lets make no mistake about this: The American Dream starts with the neigborhoods. If we wish to rebuild our cities, we must… — Harvey Milk Copy Share Image
It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a higher standard of living than any have ever… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image