77 Quotes About Affluence


  • Author John Kenneth Galbraith
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    There's no question that in my lifetime, the contrast between what I called private affluence and public squalor has become very much greater.

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  • Author Charles Jencks
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    The rule seems to be that there are no absolutes, that what is rare is prized. Thus, in times of relative affluence, thin models become dominant.

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  • Author Samuel Johnson
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    There are minds which easily sink into submission, that look on grandeur with undistinguishing reverence, and discover no defect where there is elevation of rank and affluence of riches

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  • Author Tim Jackson
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    Our own relentless search for novelty and social status locks us into an iron cage of consumerism. Affluence has itself betrayed us.

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  • Author Ed Kinney
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    Affluence plays a big factor today. Lifestyle expectations have risen, and the premium market is becoming very attractive.

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  • Author LeRoy Neiman
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    'Playboy' made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings - not affluence and luxury as such, but joie de vivre itself.

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