395 Quotes About Consumerism

We have too quickly bought into the lie that we’ll be happier with more—and as a result, too often miss the joy that comes from owning less.

I am obsessed with not being obsessed with acquiring material things.

A person needs ideas in order to survive. A person whom ascribes to a philosophy for living and is dedicated to constant learning will find that ordinary life is enough without living in a zone of consumer consumption and media devices.

The decadent artist markets other people's pain

Caesar of the 21st century : I came! I saw! I bought!

The gospel of perpetual economic growth carries in its train the salvation promise of a life bigger and better for everyone. But this greater good is often mythical. The actual experience of believers rarely bear out the claims of their faith. Even so, many adherents cleave stubbornly, fearfully to orthodoxy. I guess it's what they know.

For goodness sake, why can’t you just decide on the toilet paper already? You still need to get moisturizer and god only knows what a struggle that is with all the options. Do you have dry skin, or extremely dry skin, or is it sensitive skin? No it must be extremely dry and sensitive. It’s all of the above, isn’t that so? Nothing can save us now, so you might as well splurge on the three-ply, isn’t that so, Simon?

Everything was fine, would continue to be fine, would eventually get even better as long as the supermarket did not slip.

Au commencement était le rire puis, après le rire, vint le verbe, pour enquêter sur le rire Mais le verbe ne sût pas comment déchiffrer le rire et, à force de parler, le verbe déssècha les rires Il les débarrassa de leur esprit, du spasme Personne ne lâche un éclat de rire, de peur d'être défiguré