Quotes About Materialism

I so want his wardrobe,' Eve sighed. 'Is that shallow, or just strange?' 'Don't sell yourself short. It's both.' Shane said.

I walked inside Macy's and faced the pathetic spectacle of a department store full of shoppers, none of whom were shopping for themselves. Without the instant gratification of a self-aimed purchase, everyone walked around in the tactical stupor of the financially obligated.

But there was something so empty about the prospect of a Christmas Day without opening presents

Wealth is power, and power is the only thing about which contemporary culture cares.

The less I have, the less I can lose.

She was only twenty-two, and although she had not been gently used, it would be quite a few years before men stopped buying jewelry for her.

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content" (I Tim. 6:6-8).

Nobody really owns anything. We give back our bodies at the end of our lives.We own our thoughts, but everything else is borrowed. Everything.

Maybe, when you hear the name Beverly, you think of Beverly Hills--people wandering the streets with their heads shot off by money.

people wandering the streets with their heads shot off by money.

If you've ever had to run you know that stuff is just stuff. Even rich people can only stand in one room at a time.

If anyone loves the things of the world the love of the father is not in him" (1 John 2:15).

The poor who commit murder, rape and robbery are not only not starving, they have far more material things than the word 'poverty' suggests.

There is no UHaul behind the hearse.

The assignment of more importance to wealth can actually lead to gain being more painful.

Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." The way of the world is to go about and grab everything in sight. The world makes material possessions – food, clothing, money, houses, cars – its objective. But in this new life, if you make the will of God your objective, God will add these things. That saves a lot of worry if you know that God is the One doing the adding.

The hardships and poverty of my youth had been a good apprenticeship for this form of travel. I had been brought up to understand that material possessions and physical comfort should never be confused with success, achievement and security. And soon I was discovering for myself that our real material needs are very few and that the extras now presented as 'needs' not only endanger true contentment but diminish our human dignity.

Money might not buy happiness, I reflected, but it was a useful commodity, nonetheless.

I don't want to do too many films because I don't aspire to buy huge cars or build bungalows.

I used to say the world was my ATM.

Some people are really, really attracted to looks first, or money, or things like that.

Avarice, the sphincter of the heart.

Aw man, I spend it pretty much as fast as I make it. If I want something, I don't wait around and plan or nothing. I just go out and get it.

I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend!