Quote by Haruki Murakami

“waste is the highest virtue one can achieve in an advanced capitalist society”

— Haruki Murakami

“In today’s world, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of that disparity.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Waste lies not in the number of possessions but in the failure to enjoy them.”

— Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin

“... a society devoted to self-destruction and waste but unwilling to acknowledge its indulgent ways.”

— Dan Simmons

“Life is too short to waste being a productive member of society.”

— Sol Luckman

“There is no waste. No poor. No ignorant. No one without a job. No soul without a purpose. No squandering of time. No wars.…

— Stephanie Skeem

“In the world of today, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of all of those contradictions.…

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“A simple pecking order has always characterized mankind's relationship to waste: The wealthy throw out what they do not want, the poor scavenge what…

— Dan Fagin

“This is a spendthrift economy; though nothing is lost, all is spent.”

— Annie Dillard

The greatest waste … is failure to use the abilities of people…to learn about their frustrations and about the contributions that they are eager…

— W. Edwards Deming

“Waste is any human activity which absorbs resources but creates no value. — James P. Womak and Daniel T. Jones, Lean Thinking (Free Press)”

— Ash Maurya

“To waste time is to waste life.”

— Sunday Adelaja