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Consumer Quotes

"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need."

"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Consumer, Advertising, Work, Materialism

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"If consumers found fulfillment at any meaningful level, she extemporized, corpocracy would be finished."

"If consumers found fulfillment at any meaningful level, she extemporized, corpocracy would be finished."

David Mitchell, British Novelist

Consumer, Fulfillment, Emptiness, Desire

15

"Consumption can be a remedy against boredom and may convey a sense of fictitious power and supremacy, by standing out from the crowd through the extravagance of the expenditure. As it becomes an addiction, however, it might be cured, if the right medication is administered : humbleness and mindful discovery of the others. ['Buying now, dying later']"

"Consumption can be a remedy against boredom and may convey a sense of fictitious power and supremacy, by standing out from the crowd through the extravagance of the expenditure. As it becomes an addiction, however, it might be cured, if the right medication is administered : humbleness and mindful discovery of the others. ['Buying now, dying later']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Consumer, Consumption, Addiction, Power, Humility

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"Adam didn't approve of Wal-Mart."

"Adam didn't approve of Wal-Mart."

Patricia Briggs, American Author

Consumer, Humor, Commerce, Irony, Myth

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"Some are in tune with the swanky, but not in tune with themselves. Their desire has become the desire of the others. ['Buying now. Dying later']"

"Some are in tune with the swanky, but not in tune with themselves. Their desire has become the desire of the others. ['Buying now. Dying later']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Consumer, Desire, Materialism, Identity, Influence

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"We, in the interest of the so-called progress, have been persuaded to leave the production and at times the cooking of our food to companies whose owners and employees make a living by exploiting our busyness or laziness and our innate hunger to continue living."

"We, in the interest of the so-called progress, have been persuaded to leave the production and at times the cooking of our food to companies whose owners and employees make a living by exploiting our busyness or laziness and our innate hunger to continue living."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Consumer, Progress, Food, Production, Busyness

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"Don't obsess over having the 'latest' version of a product. For there was a time that the previous version was the latest."

"Don't obsess over having the 'latest' version of a product. For there was a time that the previous version was the latest."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Consumer, Technology, Change, Values, Patience

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"When someone tells you they've just bought a house, they might as well tell you they no longer have a personality. You can immediately assume so many things: that they're locked into jobs they hate; that they're broke; that they spend every night watching videos; that they're fifteen pounds overweight; that they no longer listen to new ideas. It's profoundly depressing."

"When someone tells you they've just bought a house, they might as well tell you they no longer have a personality. You can immediately assume so many things: that they're locked into jobs they hate; that they're broke; that they spend every night watching videos; that they're fifteen pounds overweight; that they no longer listen to new ideas. It's profoundly depressing."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Consumer, Identity, Conformity, Materialism, Critique

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