Consumption Quotes

375 Consumption quotes by 287 unique authors

Purchasing power is a license to purchase power. The old proletariat sold its labour power in order to subsist; what little leisure time it had… — Raoul Vaneigem
The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10%… — Bill Mollison
No sausage?" he asked. Apparently my pork consumption habits were a matter of public record. — Maureen Johnson
(On the energy radiated by the Sun) It's four hundred million million million million watts. That is a million times the power consumption of the… — Brian Cox
I can get no remedy against this consumption of the purse: borrowing only lingers and lingers it out, but the disease is incurable. — William Shakespeare
Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility. — E F Schumacher
The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things. — Elise M. Boulding
The first law of economics is that when the price goes up, consumption comes down. This is a divine law. — Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Gentlemen, comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about Glasnost and Perestroika and democracy in the coming years. They are primarily for outward… — Mikhail Gorbachev
Such lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, little physical activity and low dietary calcium intake are risk factors for osteoporosis as well… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
One of the big take-aways from a lot of economic theory is that people should engage in consumption smoothing. — Emily Oster
The rates of soda consumption in our poorest communities cannot be explained by individual consumer preferences alone, but rather are linked to broader issues of… — Geoffrey Canada
The only way to make something cheaply today is to have it mass-produced. For example, you wear the same shoes as everyone else. If you… — Hod Lipson
Economics is all about consumption. People either spend money now or they use financial instruments - like bonds, stocks and savings accounts - so they… — Adam Davidson
A quarter of America is a dramatic, tense, violent country, exploding with contradictions, full of brutal, physiological vitality, and that is the America that I… — Italo Calvino
For carbon-neutral cities, there are things worth talking about in how our consumption patterns can change - sharing goods, etc. - but those are a… — Alex Steffen
Scientists and supercomputers have amplified our ability to look ahead. For decades, experts have warned us that human numbers, technology, hyper-consumption and a global economy… — David Suzuki
I feel humiliated that I live in a country that demands more already. Why do we cling to the notion that not only must we… — David Suzuki
Increase your consumption of healthful fats like extra virgin olive oil, avocado, grass-fed beef, wild fish, coconut oil, nuts and seeds. At the same time,… — David Perlmutter
Contemporary curators orbit in the place of distribution and consumption, and less and less in the space of artists. I think it has become a… — Michelle Grabner
Unilever, Nestle and SAB Miller are all taking a long-term approach to investing in sustainable resource consumption. Each is driving through better resource management, which… — Jacob Rothschild
Status-driven, conspicuous consumption thrives from the language of novelty. — Tim Jackson
Medicines are unusual commodities. Important drugs can save the lives and protect the health of millions. Their consumption can bring huge benefits, by helping patients… — Thomas Pogge
I love cooking, and I can make real good rajma chawal. It is a time consuming process and only for the consumption of a select… — Nimrat Kaur
We have allowed ourselves to be defined by our consumption instead of by our ability to move beyond it. — Jane Velez-Mitchell

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