Consumption Quote by George Monbiot

I never knew how much we consumed. It seems as if we are all appetite, as if a human being is simply a bundle…

— Jean Hegland

We are living and consuming more than we need, and this impacts our survival.

— Raheem Devaughn

Throughout all of human history we have consumed the natural world. All creatures do. Birds do. Fish do. Earthworms do. We consume the natural…

— Sylvia Earle

If we go on using the Earth uncaringly and without replenishing it, then we are just greedy consumers.

— Satish Kumar

Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen…

— Jose Mujica

If the material consumption of a fraction of humanity is already harming the planet, is there an alternative path that enables all of humanity…

— Duane Elgin

Excess consumption doesn't make people happy. We can continue to provide for our needs, but we can't continue the endless pursuit of ever more…

— Tim DeChristopher

Out of necessity, one needs to occasionally consume, but I'm a little concerned that there's a little bit of a myth arising that we…

— Chip Giller

Today, our air, food, water-all are polluted. If we do not stop exploiting nature for our temporary selfish gains, we will destroy the world.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

The planet's resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.

— Alain Ducasse

We over-eat, over-buy, and over-built, spewing out our toxic wastes upon the earth and into the air.

— Richard J. Foster

If we look at things scientifically, there is more than enough food and material goods on Earth to take care of all people's needs…

— Jacque Fresco