Affluent Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

“A second line of research has shown that economic stress robs us of cognitive bandwidth. Worrying about bills, food or other problems, leaves less…

— Martin Meadows

“When people can afford necessities in life, an increase in income dones not result in a significantly happier life.”

— Richard Wiseman

Money, it is often said, does not bring happiness; it must be added, however, that it makes it possible to support unhappiness with exemplary…

— Robertson Davies

For the poor, the economic is spiritual.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.

— Voltaire

As the twentieth century draws to a close it has become obvious that material yardsticks alone cannot serve as an adequate measure of human…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

The miserable consumption of the poor is partly the result of the ostentatious demands of the rich. There isn't enough for both, and the…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

One day there springs up the desire for money and for all that money can provide - the superfluous, luxury in eating, luxury in…

— Mother Teresa

“Being poor produces a way of responding to life circumstances that, while warm and giving, is continually vigilant to threat and chronically stressed in…

— Dacher Keltner

Riches, mediocrity and poverty begin in the mind.

— Anonymous

Being wealthy is often a powerful predictor that people spend less time doing pleasurable things and more time doing compulsory things and feeling stressed.

— Daniel Kahneman

“When the poor are converted into consumers, they get more than access to products and services. They acquire the dignity of attention and choices…

— C.K. Prahalad