“ We have created a manic world nauseous with the pursuit of material wealth. Many also bear their cross of imagined deprivation, while their fellow human beings remain paralyzed by real poverty. We dro… Anthon St. Maarten
“ The tourists had money and we needed it; they only asked in return to be lied to and deceived and told that single most important thing, that they were safe, that their sense of security—national, ind… Richard Flanagan
“ Get off the treadmill of consumption, replication, and mediocrity. Begin lifting the weights of creativity, originality, and success. Ryan Lilly
“ Not long ago I was much amused by imagining—what if the fancy suddenly took me to kill some one, a dozen people at once, or to do some thing awful, something considered the most awful crime in the wor… Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“ Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel th… Elise Boulding
“ A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns. Maurice Strong
“ Art serves to confront that which is outside order, to give form to the obscene. In the process, it opens it to transformations that can not only make it safe for public consumption, not a powerful ve… Jennifer Birkett
“ I used to know Brian Howard well -- a dazzling young man to my innocent eyes. In later life he became very dangerous -- constantly attacking people with his fists in public places -- so I kept clear o… Evelyn Waugh
“ The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revo… Bill Mollison
“ The planet's environmental woes tend to be overlooked as we scramble for the latest high-tech gizmos - and conveniently ignore their energy consumption. Sheherazade Goldsmith
“ When we have peace, then we have a chance to save the planet. But if we are not united in peace, if we do not practice mindful consumption, we cannot save our planet. Thich Nhat Hanh
“ This false distance is present everywhere: in spy films, in Godard, in modern advertising, which uses it continually as a cultural allusion. It is not really clear in the end whether this 'cool' smile… Jean Baudrillard
“ The real axis of evil in America is the genius of our marketing and the gullibility of our people. Bill Maher
“ In the end Navidson is left with one page and one match. For a long time he waits in darkness and cold, postponing this final bit of illumination. At last though, he grips the match by the neck and af… Mark Z. Danielewski
“ With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption. Arthur Erickson
“ The fact is that some things will be lost in our new way of life. It is useless to pretend that the transformation to a lower-energy, lower-consumption society will always be painless and easy. Thus,… Sharon Astyk
