Materialism Quotes

261 quotes by 197 authors

The history of prevailing status quos shows decay and decadence infecting the opulent materialism of the Haves. The spiritual life of the Haves is a… — Unknown Author
On previous occasions when God incarnated on earth, the bliss of recognising Him in the incarnation was vouchsafed only after the physical embodiment had left… — Sathya Sai Baba
American energy. . . is the energy of violence, of free-floating resentment and anxiety unleashed by chronic cultural dislocations which must be, for the most… — Susan Sontag
In L.A., like, there's a lot of, like, materialism, and, you know, people who think they're better than each other because of the clothes they… — Kreayshawn
The structure of human betterment cannot be built upon foundations of materialism or business, but upon the bedrock of individual character in free men and… — Herbert Hoover
The main point of any spiritual practice is to step out of the bureaucracy of ego. This means stepping out of ego's constant desire for… — Chogyam Trungpa
The materialistic idealism that governs American life, that on the one hand makes a chariot of every grocery wagon, and on the other a mere… — Louis Kronenberger
Materialism is decadent and degenerate only if the spirit of the nation has withered and if individual people are so unimaginative that they wallow in… — Brooks Atkinson
All men need something to poetize and idealize their life a little-something which they value for more than its use, and which is a symbol… — Theodore Parker
What need had the businessman to scribble or philosophize when he dominated the imagination of his time and the frantic materialism that was his principle… — Alfred Kazin
The Rulers of Russia, then, are Jewish Politicians, and they are applying to the world the doctrine of Karl Marx (Mordecai). Marx, was a clear… — Bernard Lazare
Hippies started the ecology movement. They combated racism. They liberated sexual stereotypes, encouraged change, individual pride, and self-confidence. They questioned robot materialism. In four years… — Timothy Leary
Let our lives be firmly rooted in Truth. Abstain from lies. In this dark age of materialism, adherence to truth is the greatest austerity. We… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Children, in the present dark age of materialism, chanting the mantra is the easiest way for us to obtain inner purification and concentration. Japa can… — Mata Amritanandamayi
The church has been brought into the same value system as the world: fame, success, materialism and celebrity. We watch the leading churches and the… — Charles Colson
This is our most dangerous addiction - our addiction to things. For it is this addiction that underlies the materialism of our age. And nowhere… — Russell Peters
Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism, fools making laws for the breaking of jaws. — Bob Dylan
While all too many people live in dire poverty, others are caught up in materialism and lifestyles which are destructive of family life and the… — Pope Francis
The steady pressure to consume, absorb, participate, receive, by eye, ear, mouth, and mail involves a cruelty to intestines, blood pressure, and psyche unparalleled in… — Herbert Gold
My first book, 'Fast Forward', was about growing up in the shadow of Hollywood and how kids are affected by the culture of materialism and… — Lauren Greenfield

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