Compassion Quote by Allan Bloom

The students [of the 60s] substituted conspicuous compassion for their parents conspicuous consumption.

— Allan Bloom

If college cut-offs are above 90 per cent in a particular class, then where would mediocre students with 60 per cent or 70 per…

— Kirron Kher

The basis on which good repute in any highly organized industrial community ultimately rests is pecuniary strength; and the means of showing pecuniary strength,…

— Thorstein Veblen

Hollywood has gone from the capital of conspicuous consumption to the cutting edge of conspicuous conservation.

— Arianna Huffington

We need way more intimacy than nearly anyone considers normal. Always hungry for it, we seek solace and sustenance in the closest available substitutes:…

— Charles Eisenstein

I write for one and only one purpose, to overcome the invincible ignorance of the traduced heart. […] I wish to speak to and…

— Kenneth Rexroth

the conspicuous consumption of limited resources has yet to be accepted widely as a spiritual error, or even bad manners

— Barbara Kingsolver

. We must balance conspicuous consumption with conscious capitalism.

— Kevin Kruse

I don't think we're crumbling as a civilization, but this is not our finest hour, and it's good to be mindful that we're all…

— Mel Gibson

Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spiritually impoverished world cannot be…

— David W. Orr

Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.

— Thorstein Veblen

I see my parents as tiny children who need love. I have compassion for my parents’ childhoods. I now know that I chose them…

— Louise Hay