Belittle Quote by Lewis Mumford

“And is not all of life material- based on the material- permeated by the material? Should not one learn, gladly, to utilize the beauty…

— Elizabeth Winder

“Equally condemned, in wealthy Western nations, is materialism that degrades the human mind and spirit - that can, in fact, in an age of…

— H.W. Crocker III

We need to move away from crass, consumption-driven materialism by de-materialising status

— Jonathon Porritt

The moral peril to humanity of thoughtlessly accepting these conveniences [of materialism] (with their inherent disadvantages) as constituting a philosophy of life is now…

— Aldous Huxley

The so-called consumer society and the politics of corporate capitalism have created a second nature of man which ties him libidinally and aggressively to…

— Herbert Marcuse

We know that material things don't offer contentment, but we still buy more-more of the props and gadgets our culture tells us we must…

— Susan L. Taylor

“When people are treated like a product, they become obsessed with materialism.”

— Bryant McGill

“When social critics deplore the materialism of our time and its preoccupation with money, fame, and superficial values, they overlook that the driving force…

— Edward M. Hallowell

I hear an almost inaudible but pervasive discontent with the price we pay for our current materialism. And I hear a fluttering of hope…

— Bill Moyers

“Meanwhile, the must-haves we're encouraged to lust over bombard us from every direction. Jewellery. Clothes. Technology. Cars. In pursuit of them, the reasons for…

— Gabriella Bennett

Our present culture, however, specializes in inflaming endless lust for possessions with advertisements that constantly convince us that we need more (particularly to create…

— Marva Dawn

Selling your life to sit in a box and work for a machine. An uncaring machine that demands productivity that doesn't understand you and…

— Joe Rogan