Consumerism Quote by John Elkington Download Open image “I think that consumerism is intrinsically a pretty flawed social system.” — John Elkington ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Consumerism Flawed Social Social systems Thinking
What consumerism really is, at its worst is getting people to buy things that don't actually improve their lives. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
The model of the consumer society is something that will one day end. My personal view is that too much consumption is wrong. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
I think consumerism breeds dissatisfaction, and I think that the advertisers play to that. So I cannot be comfortable with that. On the other… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
“The system of consumerism may seem like an immovable fact of modern life. But it is not. That the system was manufactured suggests that… — Rachel Botsman Copy Share Image
Consumerism is, quite precisely, the consuming of life by the things consumed. It is living in a manner that is measured by having rather… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods, most of… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“In my view, dissatisfaction is implicit in the fabric of consumerism.” — Dave Bruno Copy Share Image
I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the… — Aloe Blacc Copy Share Image
We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need. — Aloe Blacc Copy Share Image
We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire - based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we… — Aloe Blacc Copy Share Image
I'm worried about greenwashing. I think we should come down on it very, very hard, whether it's with criminal intent or actively deceptive. — John Elkington Copy Share Image
I think people often underestimate the power of consumers. But I equally say that consumers are like shock troops: You can't keep them agitated… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
Any prudent business looks at the reality and how to maximize our investment. — John Elkington Copy Share Image
I think consumerism breeds dissatisfaction, and I think that the advertisers play to that. So I cannot be comfortable with that. On the other… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
So, you could call me optimistic and hopeful and probably just a little bit naïve, but I'm coming from the space that the best… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
I'm part of the consumer culture. I was part of the baby boom generation. I have a car when I shouldn't, a couple of… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
Behavioral change is more important than individual product choices. They both have a role to play. — John Elkington Copy Share Image
The biggest weakness of the green-consumer movement, always, is that we tend to pick the easy-to-do things because that's where we can most readily… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
The path to relative economic, social and ecological sustainability is guaranteed to be littered with failures of every nature and scale. If we recognize… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
I became a vegetarian 55 years ago, and I think it's one of the more important behavioral changes I ever took. The more I… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
What people say often precedes what they think. Some people sometimes say, "I have to hear myself talk before I know what I think."… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
Companies watch what consumers are doing like a hawk. Just as one letter to a politician can signal an insipient problem, for companies, a… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
if we center our lives on BMWs, RVs, VCRs, PCs and the other acronyms of consumerism, we cannot expect our children to do otherwise. — Johnnetta B. Cole Copy Share Image
“Salesmanship is usually the art of making it the prospect’s problem, the salesperson’s need or desire to earn money.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
A lot of times, my work is looked at very much on the surface. It's very easy to just want to put something in… — Jeff Koons Copy Share Image
America always put forth this phony melting pot theory, but it's a reality now. They couldn't accomplish the melting pot economically; they couldn't accomplish… — Russell Means Copy Share Image
“Fifty years ago, people went without clothes in order to eat. Today, people gladly go without food in order to buy clothes. And they… — Sinclair Dumontais Copy Share Image
Consumer wants can have bizarre, frivolous, or even immoral origins, and an admirable case can still be made for a society that seeks to… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Just when you thought multi-nationals and crazed consumerism were too big to fight, along comes Naomi Klein with facts, spirit, and news of successful… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Logograms pose a more difficult question. An increasing number of persons and institutions, from archy and mehitabel to PostScript and TrueType, come to the… — Robert Bringhurst Copy Share Image
One of the problems with industrialism is that it's based on the premise of more and more. It has to keep expanding to keep… — Dora Russell Copy Share Image
Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear to you. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The pharma pricing system was not built on the idea of consumer engagement. It was built... on market efficiencies. It was not built on… — Heather Bresch Copy Share Image
