Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility. Votes: 5
E. F. SchumacherConspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure. Votes: 5
Thorstein VeblenThe model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction. Votes: 3
Christopher LaschA shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns. Votes: 3
Maurice StrongThere's no connection between consumption of art and moral stamina at all. Votes: 0
Aleksandar HemonWe need to move away from crass, consumption-driven materialism by de-materialising status Votes: 0
Jonathon PorrittA sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption. Votes: 0
Guy de MaupassantThere's a real strong link today between soda consumption and obesity among children. Votes: 0
Eric SchlosserIn both rich and poor nations consumption is polarized while expectation is equalized. Votes: 0
Ivan IllichWe are clearly betting on tablets being both content consumption and production devices. Votes: 0
Shantanu NarayenIt is a grave error to assume that ice cream consumption requires hot weather. Votes: 0
Anne FadimanThere are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production. Votes: 0
Susan GeorgeAnything that reduces fuel consumption and cuts down on greenhouse gasses is good news. Votes: 0
Norman FosterOur universe was created to perpetuate creation, it was not created to perpetuate consumption. Votes: 0
Jennifer Sodini...deficit consumption is, in effect, drawing down on the capital entitlements of future generations Votes: 0
Jonathon PorrittTaxes on consumption, like those on capital or income, to be just, must be uniform. Votes: 0
Benjamin FranklinThe myth of unending consumption has taken the place of the belief in life everlasting. Votes: 0
Ivan IllichYou cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption. Votes: 0
Noam ChomskyWhat is the most challenging is the industry of fashion is pushing for speedy consumption. Votes: 0
Jean-Charles de CastelbajacNo sausage?" he asked. Apparently my pork consumption habits were a matter of public record. Votes: 0
Maureen JohnsonThere can be no greater error then in supposing that capital is increased by non-consumption. Votes: 0
David RicardoIf anything needs to get fixed in society, it's people's consumption of other people's problems. Votes: 0
Corey FeldmanEspresso consumption is an aesthetic experience,like tasting a vintage wine or admiring a painting, Votes: 0
Andrea IllyEnergy and fuel prices continue to rise, triggering fuel consumption concerns in the United States. Votes: 0
Dieter ZetscheWe must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption. Votes: 0
Marian Wright EdelmanHe that dies before sixty, of a cold or consumption, dies, in reality, by a violent death. Votes: 0
Henry FieldingInvesting is forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date. Votes: 0
Warren BuffettAnd I am a weapon of massive consumption And it's not my fault, it's how I'm programmed to function. Votes: 0
Lily AllenSome of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption. Votes: 0
Kathleen BattleSuch lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, little physical activity and low dietary calcium intake are risk factors for osteoporosis as well as for many other non-communicable diseases. Votes: 3 Gro Harlem Brundtland
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure. Votes: 3 Thorstein Veblen
When coal came into the picture, it took about 50 or 60 years to displace timber. Then, crude oil was found, and it took 60, 70 years, and then natural gas. So it takes 100 years or more for some new breakthrough in energy to become the dominant source. Most people have difficulty coming to grips with the sheer enormity of energy consumption. Votes: 2 Rex Tillerson
For all the environmental troubles single-use shopping bags cause, the much greater impacts are in what they contain. reducing the human footprint means addressing fundamentally unsustainable habits of food consumption, such as expecting strawberries in the depths of winter or buying of seafood that are being fished to the brink of extinction. Votes: 3 Susan Freinkel
When is population going to become an accepted part of the food debate? If it's fine to encourage people to think about halving their meat consumption, can we really not cope with a conversation about how many children we have? Votes: 3 Tristram Stuart