Quotes About Materialism

I don't spend a lot of money on myself, really.

I love spending money. I always have.

'The more expensive the better' is kind of the American way, and if you spent $600 for a sweatshirt, then that makes it better.

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

I love jewellery and stuff, so when I first got signed, I spent it on a load of bling.

When house and land are gone and spent, then learning is most excellent.

Wouldn't it be amazing if we spent as much energy investing in experiences as we do investing in things?

The instinct to improve oneself materially is necessary for growth. It is at the fountain of the enterprising spirit which drives private enterprise.

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

It's not only about the material things - I also have a spiritual side.

Our socialism does not include extreme materialistic concepts, since Indonesia is primarily a God-fearing, God-loving nation. Our socialism is a mixture. We draw political equality from the American Declaration of Independence. We draw spiritual equality from Islam and Christianity. We draw scientific equality from Marx.

Let's be cautious about relying so much on material things that we have no energy left for the spiritual aspects of our lives.

On the religious Right and religious people in general have the feeling that the world is not just material, the world is not just there for us to do what we want with. That our bodies, things have an immaterial essence, a spiritual essence that God is in all of us.

The great question of our time is, 'Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or by spiritual power?'

I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.

'Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.

We've all seen those spoiled little brats that end up being given everything and on their 17th birthday get a Ferrari. That whole thing I just can't bear it.

Spoiled. That's all it's about - can't live without this, can't live without that. You can live without anything you weren't born with, and you can make it through on even half of that.

What I definitely don't like is people calling me or any of my siblings spoilt because we're not. We are privileged but my parents have never given us wads of cash or designer bags or shoes.

You can get spoilt in this game, you know. You reach the point where you get a new car and don't get excited about it. You get complacent, and that's what you've got to watch for.

Lust is the sin that gets me excited. Luckily, because I'm married, I also get really good jewelry out of it.

If you see a man opening a car door for a woman, it means one of two things: it's either a new woman or a new car!

Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul.

A jump shot can get you a shoe deal, a big house, a supermodel, fancy cars, a bunch of yes men, a Swiss bank account. But none of these things can get you a jump shot