Balance Quote by B. F. Skinner

“We need to consume less. A lot less. Less food, less energy, less stuff. Fewer cars, electric cars, cotton T-shirts, laptops, mobile phone upgrades.…

— Stephen Emmott

A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more…

— Linus Torvalds

If we attempt to preserve the consumer economy indefinitely, ecological forces will dismantle it savagely. If we proceed to dismantle it gradually ourselves, we…

— Alan Thein Durning

Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far…

— Adam Smith

“Reducing or eliminating the consumption of animal products is one of the most powerful ways we can reduce our impact on the environment.”

— Hope Bohanec

We could have a greener economy, even a greener consumer economy by changing the rules - whether it's by taxing carbon or trading carbon,…

— Michael Pollan

Really, the proper study of economics is fulfilment, not consumption... It doesn't even matter if it's a green product or a green house... It's…

— Paul Hawken

The model of the consumer society is something that will one day end. My personal view is that too much consumption is wrong.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom…

— David Suzuki

Energy efficiency not only saves businesses and consumers money, but it also reduces pollution by cutting energy use.

— Jeff Van Drew

“Our entire system, in an economic sense, is based on restriction. Scarcity and inefficiency are the movers of money; the more there is of…

— Peter Joseph

“Encouraging the frenetic and indiscriminate consumption of essentially disposable products can no longer be the system’s goal. Goods must once again be made to…

— Naomi Klein