Affluent Quotes

68 quotes by 63 authors

The affluent society has built well in terms of economic progress, but has neglected the protection of the very water we drink as well as… — Frank Church
If the principal smokers of cocaine were affluent older white men and the principal users of Viagra were young black men, using Viagra would land… — Ethan Nadelmann
The only truly affluent are those who do not want more than they have. — Erich Fromm
As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be limited, as they are now, to affluent families. — William Glasser
But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of,… — Julius Erving
Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society. — Hubert H. Humphrey
The fact is that, except for those very few whose wealth is overwhelmingly or entirely inherited, the more affluent have usually worked harder than the… — Dennis Prager
Without in any way minimising the economic and psychological blow that people experience when they lose their jobs, the unemployed in affluent countries still have… — Peter Singer
My family wasn't terribly affluent and looked upon money very carefully as something that had to be saved, not spent. My father built the ducting… — Wilbur Smith
I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their… — Maya Angelou
Forests and meat animals compete for the same land. The prodigious appetite of the affluent nations for meat means that agribusiness can pay more than… — Peter Singer
What an ironic tragedy that an affluent, â€œChristianâ€ minority in the world continues to hoard its wealth while hundreds of millions of people hover on… — Ronald J. Sider
The world is becoming more affluent. We are generating more and more money - so more spending will go on. In the west, we're opening… — Joe Staton
One of the advantages of being born in an affluent society is that if one has any intelligence at all, one will realize that having… — Tenzin Palmo
In the affluent society, no useful distinction can be made between luxuries and necessities. — John Kenneth Galbraith
Mum was very cool. Even though she came from a pretty affluent family, she was cool. She was really good, a very normal person. — James McCartney
Prior to 1940, the affluent and the middle class began to converge, but after 1979, the economic gap between the middle class and affluent widened… — William Julius Wilson
We citizens of the affluent countries tend to discuss our obligations toward the distant needy mainly in terms of donations and transfers, assistance and redistribution:… — Thomas Pogge
Rich people in poor places want to show off their wealth. And their less affluent counterparts feel pressure to fake it, at least in public.… — Virginia Postrel
When I first began visiting West Germany in the early 1980s, I was startled by the contrast between Birmingham, where I went to school, and… — Luke Harding

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