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Consumption Quotes

If you and I become vegans, the global consequences aren’t going to be that much. But if we can get a few hundred million people to become a little more aware and cut back on their animal consumption, the consequences will be great Picture Quote #1

You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you value your time and money Picture Quote #1

The conspicuous consumption of limited resources has yet to be accepted widely as a spiritual error, or even bad manners Picture Quote #1

The promoters of the global economy... see nothing odd or difficult about unlimited economic growth or unlimited consumption in a limited world Picture Quote #1

What kind of world would we create if three times a day we activated our compassion and reason as we sat down to eat, if we had the moral imagination and the pragmatic will to change our most fundamental act of consumption? Picture Quote #1

Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People will be happy to give up most of their culture for the assurance that the tiny bit that comes through is safe and clean. White noise Picture Quote #1

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Remembrance of our kiss brings not your lips nor mine to mind. The flesh can only envy consumption so divine Picture Quote #1

Practically every food you buy in a store for consumption by humans is genetically modified food. There are no wild, seedless watermelons. There’s no wild cows Picture Quote #1

Investing is forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date Picture Quote #1

Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it’s not. It’s for the consumption of other people. But in terms of creative outlets and expressing yourself, it’s just the most extreme version of that that I’ve ever found. It’s like running, it’s exertion Picture Quote #1

And if our book consumption remains as low as it has been, at least let us admit that it is because reading is a less exciting pastime than going to the dogs, the pictures or the pub, and not because books, whether bought or borrowed, are too expensive Picture Quote #1

In this would I live; in this would I die; upon this would I dwell in my thoughts and affections, to the withering and consumption of all the painted beauties of this world, to the crucifying all things here below, until they become to me a dead and deformed thing, no way suitable for affectionate embraces Picture Quote #1

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The dramatic threat of ecological breakdown is teaching us the extent to which greed and selfishness are contrary to the order of creation... A given culture reveals its understanding of life through the choices it makes in production and consumption... a great deal of educational and cultural work is urgently needed, including the education of consumers in the responsible use of their power of choice Picture Quote #1

If duties are too high, they lessen the consumption; the collection is eluded; and the product to the treasury is not so great as when they are confined within proper and moderate bounds. This forms a complete barrier against any material oppression of the citizens by taxes of this class, and is itself a natural limitation of the power of imposing them Picture Quote #1

The worldwide financial and economic crisis seems to highlight their distortions and above all the gravely deficient human perspective, which reduces man to one of his needs alone, namely, consumption. Worse yet, human beings themselves are nowadays considered as consumer goods which can be used and thrown away Picture Quote #1

I don’t see a groundswell of people willing to raise gas taxes right now. That leaves fuel economy standards as the only effective tool we have as a nation to make a dent in our dangerous and ever growing consumption of oil Picture Quote #1

A lot of history is just dirty politics cleaned up for the consumption of children and other innocents Picture Quote #1

I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol. It would be quite possible to build automobiles out of carbon fibre that would be just as strong, weigh 10 times less and consume 10 times less petrol Picture Quote #1

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There are a lot of people who don’t contribute anything to consumption and production Picture Quote #1

The greatly increased consumption of alcoholic beverages is very largely a direct result of the increased purchasing power created by wartime expenditures Picture Quote #1

It is, in my view, the duty of an apple to be crisp and crunchable, but a pear should have such a texture as leads to silent consumption Picture Quote #1

Let not the titles of consanguinity betray you into a prejudicial trust; no blood being apter to raise a fever, or cause a consumption sooner in your poor estate, than that which is nearest your own Picture Quote #1

Decay and disease are often beautiful, like the pearly tear of the shellfish and the hectic glow of consumption Picture Quote #1

Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter Picture Quote #1

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Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you’ve done about as much as you can to influence your aging process Picture Quote #1

We have allowed ourselves to be defined by our consumption instead of by our ability to move beyond it Picture Quote #1

Anything to do with any new form of tax, like consumption tax in Japan, carbon tax in Australia, these are big issues that cannot be easily decided Picture Quote #1

A society in which consumption has to be artificially stimulated in order to keep production going is a society founded on trash and waste, for such a society is a house built upon sand Picture Quote #1

The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things Picture Quote #1

If the world is to save any part of its resources for the future, it must reduce not only consumption but the number of consumers Picture Quote #1

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If you and I become vegans, the global consequences aren’t going to be that much. But if we can get a few hundred million people to become a little more aware and cut back on their animal consumption, the consequences will be great (Consumption Quotes) You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you value your time and money (Consumption Quotes) The conspicuous consumption of limited resources has yet to be accepted widely as a spiritual error, or even bad manners (Consumption Quotes) The promoters of the global economy... see nothing odd or difficult about unlimited economic growth or unlimited consumption in a limited world (Consumption Quotes) What kind of world would we create if three times a day we activated our compassion and reason as we sat down to eat, if we had the moral imagination and the pragmatic will to change our most fundamental act of consumption? (Consumption Quotes) Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People will be happy to give up most of their culture for the assurance that the tiny bit that comes through is safe and clean. White noise (Consumption Quotes) Remembrance of our kiss brings not your lips nor mine to mind. The flesh can only envy consumption so divine (Consumption Quotes) Practically every food you buy in a store for consumption by humans is genetically modified food. There are no wild, seedless watermelons. There’s no wild cows (Consumption Quotes) Investing is forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date (Consumption Quotes) Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it’s not. It’s for the consumption of other people. But in terms of creative outlets and expressing yourself, it’s just the most extreme version of that that I’ve ever found. It’s like running, it’s exertion (Consumption Quotes) And if our book consumption remains as low as it has been, at least let us admit that it is because reading is a less exciting pastime than going to the dogs, the pictures or the pub, and not because books, whether bought or borrowed, are too expensive (Consumption Quotes) In this would I live; in this would I die; upon this would I dwell in my thoughts and affections, to the withering and consumption of all the painted beauties of this world, to the crucifying all things here below, until they become to me a dead and deformed thing, no way suitable for affectionate embraces (Consumption Quotes) The dramatic threat of ecological breakdown is teaching us the extent to which greed and selfishness are contrary to the order of creation... A given culture reveals its understanding of life through the choices it makes in production and consumption... a great deal of educational and cultural work is urgently needed, including the education of consumers in the responsible use of their power of choice (Consumption Quotes) If duties are too high, they lessen the consumption; the collection is eluded; and the product to the treasury is not so great as when they are confined within proper and moderate bounds. This forms a complete barrier against any material oppression of the citizens by taxes of this class, and is itself a natural limitation of the power of imposing them (Consumption Quotes) The worldwide financial and economic crisis seems to highlight their distortions and above all the gravely deficient human perspective, which reduces man to one of his needs alone, namely, consumption. Worse yet, human beings themselves are nowadays considered as consumer goods which can be used and thrown away (Consumption Quotes) I don’t see a groundswell of people willing to raise gas taxes right now. That leaves fuel economy standards as the only effective tool we have as a nation to make a dent in our dangerous and ever growing consumption of oil (Consumption Quotes) A lot of history is just dirty politics cleaned up for the consumption of children and other innocents (Consumption Quotes) I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol. It would be quite possible to build automobiles out of carbon fibre that would be just as strong, weigh 10 times less and consume 10 times less petrol (Consumption Quotes) There are a lot of people who don’t contribute anything to consumption and production (Consumption Quotes) The greatly increased consumption of alcoholic beverages is very largely a direct result of the increased purchasing power created by wartime expenditures (Consumption Quotes) It is, in my view, the duty of an apple to be crisp and crunchable, but a pear should have such a texture as leads to silent consumption (Consumption Quotes) Let not the titles of consanguinity betray you into a prejudicial trust; no blood being apter to raise a fever, or cause a consumption sooner in your poor estate, than that which is nearest your own (Consumption Quotes) Decay and disease are often beautiful, like the pearly tear of the shellfish and the hectic glow of consumption (Consumption Quotes) Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter (Consumption Quotes) Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you’ve done about as much as you can to influence your aging process (Consumption Quotes) We have allowed ourselves to be defined by our consumption instead of by our ability to move beyond it (Consumption Quotes) Anything to do with any new form of tax, like consumption tax in Japan, carbon tax in Australia, these are big issues that cannot be easily decided (Consumption Quotes) A society in which consumption has to be artificially stimulated in order to keep production going is a society founded on trash and waste, for such a society is a house built upon sand (Consumption Quotes) The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things (Consumption Quotes) If the world is to save any part of its resources for the future, it must reduce not only consumption but the number of consumers (Consumption Quotes)

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