Consumerism Quote by Walter Weyl

A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that…

— Sam Keen

Luxury is experiencing reality

— Chogyam Trungpa

Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spiritually impoverished world cannot be…

— David W. Orr

Society at present suffers far more from waste of money than from want of it. There is dignity in every attempt to economise. It…

— Morarji Desai

Today, luxury resides in everything that is becoming rare: communion with nature, silence, meditation, slowness rediscovered, the pleasure of living out of step with…

— Pascal Bruckner

I have reached the stage now where luxury is not in fine possessions but in carefree possessions, and the greatest luxury of all would…

— Nan Fairbrother

If all you're doing is making money, you have a luxurious but empty life.

— Amanda Donohoe

“The materialistic and selfish quality of contemporary life is not inherent in the human condition. Much of what appears ‘natural’ today dates from the…

— Tony Judt

Luxury lies not in the richness of things, but in the absence of vulgarity

— Coco Chanel

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

“With the invention of the city and its powerful combination of economies of scale coupled to innovation and wealth creation came the great divisions…

— Geoffrey West

“The time is ripe for confronting consumption. Not only are ecological problems like climate change more pressing than ever, consumerism has lost some of…

— John C. Ryan