Consumption Quote by Maurice Strong

Developed and benefited from the unsustainable patterns of production and consumption which have produced our present dilemma. It is clear that current lifestyles and…

— Maurice Strong

People aren't going to change their habits just to save the environment. They need to see the benefits for themselves.

— George Clarke

“We need to consume less. A lot less. Less food, less energy, less stuff. Fewer cars, electric cars, cotton T-shirts, laptops, mobile phone upgrades.…

— Stephen Emmott

Across energy, food, transportation, housing, and all of that, very little of our progress is going to be through getting people to voluntarily consume…

— Ramez Naam

“Sustainability depends on community—when we learn to be happily reliant on each other, we’re less likely to turn to material consumption to meet our…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our…

— David Suzuki

“The limits of production, consumption, and reproduction are fixed only by the system in which we find ourselves. Such limits are neither outside nor…

— Raj Patel

“In paying attention to our wellbeing, we address the needs of our environment - the society that we live in and our planet. Sustainability…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

A standard of living is of the nature of habit. ...it acts almost solely to prevent recession from a scale of conspicuous expenditure that…

— Thorstein Veblen

A lifestyle change begins with a vision and a single step.

— Jeff Galloway

Changing lifestyle habits acquired over many years is often extremely difficult.

— Marie Kondo

Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts of the…

— Pope John Paul II