Addiction Quote by George Carlin

Some are addicted to cigarettes, some, God forbid, to drugs, and some become addicted to money. They say that the worst addiction is to…

— Vladimir Putin

The mystical nature of American consumption accounts for its joylessness. We spend a great deal of time in stores, but if we don't seem…

— Lewis H. Lapham

In the West, we have become addicted to work. Americans now work the longest hours in the world. And the result is not health,…

— Tom Hodgkinson

Uncontrollable consumerism has become a watchword of our culture despite regular and compelling calls for its end. The United States has more malls than…

— Anna Quindlen

Americans sadly, are the #1 consumers worldwide. We drive the market. American citizens. That struck me - like a lightning bolt! And that probably…

— Mike Tomlin

The problem with addicted people, communities, corporations, or countries is that they tend to lie, cheat, or steal to get their 'fix.' Corporations are…

— Helen Caldicott

I love consumerism, TV culture, shopping malls. There's nothing I'd ever buy, but I like being there. It's wacky.

— John Lydon

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

— Warren E. Burger

We shop out of boredom, for release, for excitement, for a sense of achievement, for a sense of control over our unruly existences. And…

— Tim Gunn

I speak for every American when I say we are done tucking our tails and being at the losing end of every trade-off we…

— George Santos

The conversation of most middle-class Americans, we are told, revolves around consumption: what to buy, what was just bought, where to eat, the price…

— Brennan Manning

While it is undeniable that many have been driven to immorality and crime by the need to survive, it is equally evident that the…

— Aung San Suu Kyi