Consumerism Quote by Keith Allen Download Open image “We are governed by consumerism and it's terrible when that is all that life is geared to.” — Keith Allen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Consumerism Governed Life Terrible
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
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
I think that consumerism is intrinsically a pretty flawed social system. — 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
We continue to be spilled on by consumerism even though we know it doesn't make us happy. — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
The folly of endless consumerism sends us on a wild goose-chase for happiness through materialism. — Bryant H. McGill 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
...the tragedy of consumerism: one acquires more and more things without taking the time to ever see and know them, and thus one never… — Brian D. McLaren 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 don't want to be loved. No interest in being loved whatsoever. Actually, I don't mind being misunderstood either. — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
I hate technically constructed actors. In fact, I hate anything technically constructed, unless it's a bridge. — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
All actors will tell you that baddies are where the money is because they stick in people's minds. — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
I only did the comedy thing because I just thought I could do it better than anyone else at the time. And I was… — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
I've been on the edge of everything, like one of those characters at the side of a Brueghel painting with a warty nose. I've… — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
If the press can take the easy option, they will. To them, I'm always 'the wild man.' — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
I'm delighted that the BBC has given me the chance to delve into the murky world of 'The Body Farm.' — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
The Internet is a global lavatory wall, a Rabelaisian mixture of truth, lies, insanity and humour. — Keith Allen 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
I think that consumerism is intrinsically a pretty flawed social system. — John Elkington 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