Consumerism Quotes

212 Consumerism quotes by 162 unique authors

I like to live my life so that my loved ones give me the things I need as gifts and I give them the things… — Vandana Shiva
I agree with Dreher when he writes, 'we can't build anything good unless we live by the belief that man does not exist to serve… — Paul Weyrich
I condemn the national gay press for its emphasis on consumerism. — Harry Hay
Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times, we are no longer able to… — Pope Francis
Consumerism has accustomed us to waste. But throwing food away is like stealing it from the poor and hungry. — Pope Francis
My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying… — Christian Bale
It is an incredibly difficult task to lead people from self-centered consumerism to being servant-hearted Christians. It is not a task for fainthearted ministers or… — Rick Warren
Gentrification and consumerism... have destroyed the character of my favorite American haunts, like North Beach, Berkeley, Venice and Aspen. — Tom Hayden
There’s no such religious force in the West as powerful as consumerism. — Alan Hirsch
I do think if you aim for quality, it's not so much about consumerism. The idea is 'Buy less, choose well, make it last,' — Vivienne Westwood
Consumerism is hard to describe when it's the ocean and we're the plankton. — Geoffrey Miller
Only the rich can achieve enlightenment because the poor are too busy looking for fridge freezers. — Rajneesh
One cannot build life from refrigerators, politics, credit statements and crossword puzzles. That is impossible. Nor can one exist for any length of time without… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Put two things together which have never been put together before, and some schmuck will buy it. — George Carlin
Avarice is fear sheathed in gold. — Paul Eldridge
The individual serves the industrial system not by supplying it with savings and the resulting capital; he serves it by consuming its products. — John Kenneth Galbraith
I like to walk down Bond Street, thinking of all the things I don't desire. — Logan Pearsall Smith
What a country wants to make it richer is never consumption, but production. Where there is the latter, we may be sure that there is… — John Stuart Mill
Every time we buy something we deepen our emotional deprivation and hence our need to buy something. — Philip Slater
The quickest way to stop noticing something may be to buy it, just as the quickest way to stop appreciating a person may be to… — Allison Pearson
We need objects to remind us of the commitments we've made. That carpet from Morocco reminds us of the impulsive, freedom-loving side of ourselves we're… — Alain de Botton
An active propaganda machinery controlled bv the world's largest corporations constantly reassures us that consumerism is the path to happiness, governmental restraint of market excess… — David Korten
In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters… — Wim Wenders
We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need. — Aloe Blacc
I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV,… — Aloe Blacc

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