Quotes About Consumerism

Capitalism is a purely cultic religion, perhaps the most extreme that ever existed.

A religion may be discerned in capitalism--that is to say, capitalism serves essentially to allay the same anxieties, torments, and disturbances to which the so-called religions offered answers.

Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness.

We're conditioned to let businesses fail, regardless of how much we like them. We believe that if the market doesn't want that bookstore to exist, then it shouldn't exist.

The thing about innovation is, where do you stop? There are movements across the world where people are asking restaurateurs to bring back the regular plate. So, yes, we are fed up of drinking out of shoes and eating out of hats.

I am embarrassed to say that I regularly wake up to a message from my Matchesfashion.com personal shopper, saying, 'Hey, it's Charlene, just letting you know about this handbag before everyone else!'

I relate more to the fact that 80-inch plasma has just started to become ubiquitous and in people's homes the fairly decent 5.1 sound system and the big screen isn't that out of reach.

The black community wants to buy things and want to see themselves portrayed in a certain way. And if they don't like what they see, then they won't spend their money. Everyone's not gonna always relate to Captain America; everyone is not going to always relate to Thor. A lot of characters just don't speak to them.

Amazon has historically been a bully, and I don't shop there. But I love Goodreads. For the record.

I wouldn't say that holidays are manufactured by corporations, but they're certainly exploited and mined by them.

Actually, I never liked the idea of bags. I would say, 'Why do so many of my friends spend so much money on these bloody bags?' But once I started designing them, I was completely hooked. There are all of these blogs about bags. It's a whole other industry, and I'm really excited to be a part of it.

There's a growing consensus that the best way to defeat communism in Cuba is to get its citizens hooked on American goods.

I'm a pretty big clothes horse. I shop for clothes constantly. I do so much shopping. I should go to Shoppers Anonymous.

I've watched my fair share of 'Housewives.' And I just felt a little dirty afterwards.

Capitalism is the worst friend of humanity.

I heard you could do that—buy books by the yard, turn them into furniture. People are dumb. I'll never get over how dumb people are.

in these shitty plastic days ...

It was a town that bred complacency through cable TV and a convenience store.

I have learned about bulk shopping in my four weeks as a Mississippi River resident. Republicans go to Sam's Club, Democrats go to Costco. But everyone buys bulk because—unlike Manhattanites—they all have space to store twenty-four jars of sweet pickles.

soldiers on the battlefield of consumerism, armed with vinyl-covered checkbooks and quilted handbags.

Republicans go to Sam's Club, Democrats go to Costco. But everyone buys bulk because—unlike Manhattanites—they all have space to store twenty-four jars of sweet pickles.

The TV goes to a commercial for air freshener. A woman is spraying air freshener so her family will be happy. Then to a commercial for very thin panty liners so a woman can wear a dress and dance and meet the man she will later spray air freshener for. Clean and bleed. Bleed and clean.

Republicans go to Sam's Club, Democrats go to Costco.

cynicism is cheap - you can buy it at any monoprix store. it's built into all poor-quality goods.