Material Goods Quotes
29 quotes by 28 authors
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Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality 'of closed eyes,' but one of 'alertness,' one which entails an absolute duty to take notice of…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Our capacity to draw happiness from aesthetic objects or material goods in fact seems critically dependent on our first satisfying a more important range of…
— Alain de Botton
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... the ecological problem of our times demands a radical reevaluation of how we see the entire world; it demands a different interpretation of matter…
— Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
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When we seek happiness through accumulation, either outside of ourselves-from other people, relationships, or material goods-or from our own self-development, we are missing the essential…
— Mark Epstein
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Piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose.
— Ronald Reagan
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This my goodness does to endow the souls of the just more fully with spiritual riches when for my love they are stripped of material…
— St. Catherine of Siena
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The drop in living standards most people would have to accept to reduce climate change significantly would still leave us far better off than previous…
— Raimond Gaita
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Any kind of consciousness that is not related to the production or consumption of material goods is stigmatized in our society today.
— Graham Hancock
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If we aim for what is no longer possible, we will achieve only delusion and frustration. But if we aim for genuinely worthwhile goals that…
— Richard Heinberg
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The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be physically well off. They will have a great abundance in…
— Ralph Merkle
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In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to…
— Jimmy Carter
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I believe that the average person can help a lot, not by giving material goods but by participating, by being part of the discussion, by…
— Sebastiao Salgado
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No matter what you might be going through right now, God has blessed you far more than you probably imagine-not just with material goods, but…
— Billy Graham
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Giving material goods is one form of generosity, but one can extend an attitude of generosity into all one's behavior. Being kind, attentive, and honest…
— Dalai Lama
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Listing rights generally involves enumerating things you may do without interference (the right to free speech) or may not be done to you without your…
— Cliff Asness
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If welfare and equality are to be primary aims of law, some people must necessarily possess a greater power of coercion in order to force…
— Tibor R. Machan
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Our society values alert, problem-solving consciousness, and it devalues all other states of consciousness. Any kind of consciousness that is not related to the production…
— Graham Hancock
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My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain features of a body politic and…
— Michael Polanyi
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Material goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or to receive them…
— Alfred Marshall
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When we desire to be a blessing, we find that there are many ways in which we can bless others. We can give material goods…
— John Templeton
Who Wrote These Material Goods Quotes
28 authors contributed a total of 29 Material Goods Quotes, led by these top contributors: