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Overconsumption Quotes by Marva Dawn
- If the Christ we follow sent out his disciples with no extra possessions (Luke 9:1-6 and 10:1-12) and warned would-be devotees that he had nowhere…
- Our present culture, however, specializes in inflaming endless lust for possessions with advertisements that constantly convince us that we need more (particularly to create the…
More Overconsumption Quotes
- Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — Teresa of Avila
- We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. — Winston Churchill
- Overconsumption and overpopulation underlie every environmental problem we face today — Jacques Yves Cousteau
- We must alert and organise the world's people to pressure world leaders to take specific steps to solve the two root causes… — Jacques Yves Cousteau
- Do not let your "eye" be drawn by the false "beacon lamps" -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant… — John of the Cross
- ...the tragedy of consumerism: one acquires more and more things without taking the time to ever see and know them, and thus… — Brian D. McLaren
- American culture is no longer created by the people... A free, authentic life is no longer possible in AmericaTM today. We are… — Kalle Lasn
- With respect to physical existence, one needs little, and to the degree that one needs less, the more perfect one is. — Soren Kierkegaard