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Consumerism Quotes

"Society today is so focused on materialism that we lose sight of what's truly important."

"A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic."

"When fascism comes to America, it will not be in brown and black shirts. It will not be with jackboots. It will be Nike sneakers and Smiley shirts"

"Western culture has things a bit backward. We think that if we had every comfort available to us, we'd be happy"

"One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations."

"In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering audiences to advertisers. People are the merchandise, not the shows. The shows are merely the bait."

"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like."

"True wealth consists in not having many possessions, but in having few wants."

"Another world lies beyond the world of money and power. It's on the other side of that thin membrane, and it's more real than all the stuff we see on the news."

"Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa – and it’s about getting a balance."

"Too much money ain't enough money "

"To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year"

"We are everlastingly in the world of objects; worse than that, we are objectified in objects. Humanity has become a production of artificial experiences and sensations."

"I want to make as much money as I can and then spend it. So I just buy whatever I want and I enjoy life."

"Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like."

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