Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Consumerism Quotes
CivilizationConsumerismExcessSociety Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
ConsumerismCultureDisciplineImpulsivenessPolitics Consumer culture needs us to be impulsive, while our political culture fears that we will ever develop discipline.
ConsumerismCultural critiqueDiet and NutritionHealthSociety Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us.
Colonial LegacyConsumerismCultural IdentityModernizationNationalism Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?
Basic NeedsConsumerismDesireGratificationHuman Nature When you cut human beings down to size, we're really quite simple creatures; food, shelter, warmth, light, heat and you build it up from there really until you finally go Gucci shoes or whatever it is or whatever your consumer desires are. All those desires are ultimately, they're about gratification.
