Happiness Quote by Jen Hatmaker

“Consumption isn’t just about taking—it’s also about sharing, repurposing, and honoring the life cycle of the things we use.”

— Ken Breniman

“Do not allow your life to keep pouring out and reducing without converting it to tangible products.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“We don't realize how excess stuff draws on our energy until it's removed.”

— Mary Vraa

“In consumer life we become what we consume-disposable junk to be used and thrown away.”

— Bryant McGill

“There are four big forces that have played a critical role in manipulating and feeding hyper-consumption: the power of persuasion; the buy now, pay…

— Rachel Botsman

“It takes a lot of energy to break old habits and outdated thought processes.”

— Pearl Zhu

“By the time we came to understand the consequences of our revised patterns of consumption, the damage had been done to our waistline, longevity,…

— Franklin Foer

“Eliminate things that don’t add value to your life.”

— Markus Almond

“If we were designed by engineers, as we consumed more, we'd desire less. But our frequent human tragedy is that the more we consume,…

— Robert Sapolsky

“When you let go of trying to get more of what you don't really need, it frees up oceans of energy to make a…

— Lynne Twist

“But it remains the case that, on the level of consumption, the preeminence of the twentieth century was indisputable: nothing.”

— Michel Houellebecq

“Moderation has no creative force; the balance is sterile. Excess is not avoided, it is administered.”

— Horacio Marchand Flores