Consumption Quotes

375 Consumption quotes by 287 unique authors

A consumption tax, a national sales tax makes some sense. But I think that if we move towards a Fair Tax, if we move towards… — Ken Buck
We are going to expand enormously -- our economy, our consumption, over the years to come ... But the consequences of that on emissions are… — Tony Blair
The consumption of petroleum should be conserved. We need to adopt some austerity measures. The people should cooperate with us. — Veerappa Moily
If some individuals contribute to general social deterioration by overproducing children, and if the need is compelling, they can be required by law to exercise… — John Holdren
A massive campaign must be launched to de-develop the United Statesâ€¦ [we] must design a stable, low-consumption economy. — John Holdren
Only one rational path is open to us - simultaneous de-development of the [overdeveloped countries] and semi-development of the underdeveloped countries (UDCs), in order to… — John Holdren
The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge. They must design a stable, low-consumption economy in which there is a much more… — John Holdren
Finally, we should help developing nations like China and India curb their exponentially increasing consumption of oil and natural gas, which is driving world prices… — Bobby Jindal
If we wait for the entertainment industry to change its fundamental values, we may be waiting a long time. But we don't have to wait… — Michael Medved
And almost half of American oil consumption is for motor vehicles. — Tim Holden
Donâ€™t tax my income, tax my consumption. — Bill Gates
Casein [the main protein found in dairy], in fact, is the most 'relevant' chemical carcinogen ever identified; its cancer-producin g effects occur in animals at… — T. Colin Campbell
There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and… — Havelock Ellis
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
From another point of view, a new situation now seems to be arising in which Japan's prosperity is going to be incorporated into the expanding… — Kenzaburo Oe
As the United States chains itself down with greater debt, China is building relationships across the globe to bolster its trade, its access to natural… — Reince Priebus
Probably my mother's life was prolonged beyond that of a long-lived family by her coming to Australia in middle life; and if I ever had… — Catherine Helen Spence
I think that once people understand the great risks that climate change poses, they will naturally want to choose products and services that cause little… — Nicholas Stern
Airline food is not intended for human consumption. It's intended as a form of in-flight entertainment, wherein the object is to guess what it is,… — Dave Barry
We have been flooded with postal cards from all over the United States and several parallel universes. Just a quick glance though these cards is… — Dave Barry

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