Consumers Quotes - Page 13

• The market economy-capitalism-is a social system of consumers' supremacy.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Economy, Social, Supremacy

  Ludwig Von Mises (1990). “Money, method, and the market process: essays”, Ludwig von Mises Institute

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• Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a 'disposable' culture which is now spreading. It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something new.

  Pope Francis

  Culture, Oppression, Something New

  "Pope Francis: Capitalism is 'a new tyranny'" by Katie McDonough, www.salon.com. November 26, 2013.

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• But even in the absence of direct interference by those who had the power to interfere, the process was usually aborted by the non-availability of one of more elements of the process - the accumulated stock in a money form, the labor-power to be utilized by the producer, the network of distributors, the consumers who were purchasers. One or more elements were missing because, in previous historical social systems, one or more of these elements was not commodified or was insufficiently commodified.

  Immanuel Wallerstein

  Availability, Missing, Historical

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• We commute to computers
  Spirits stay mute while you eagles spread rumors
  We survivalists, turned to consumers.

  Talib Kweli

  Eagles, Hip Hop, Rumor

  Song: Get By

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• Even the once simple home mortgage now has so many flavors and styles and variations that it is difficult for people to make a decision.

  Scott D. Cook

  Home, Simple, People

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• The consumer's side of the coffin lid is never ostentatious.

  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

  Decision, Coffins, Sides

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• Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

  Plautus

  Character, Decision, Buyers

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• The one real thing that money buys - Time.

  Marita Bonner

  Real, Decision, Real Things

  Marita Bonner (1987). “Frye Street & environs: the collected works of Marita Bonner”, Beacon Press (MA)

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• The consumer, so it is said, is the king each is a voter who uses his money as votes to get the things done that he wants done.

  Paul Samuelson

  Kings, Decision, Use

  1948 Economics.

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• Consumer: A person who is capable of choosing a president but incapable of choosing a bicycle without help from a government agency.

  Herbert Stein

  Agency, Government, Decision

  1979 Washington Bedtime Stories.

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• To build and sustain brands people love and trust, one must focus-not only on today but also on tomorrow. It's not easy...but balancing the short and long term is key to delivering sustainable, profitable growth-growth that is good for our shareholders but also good for our consumers, our employees, our business partners, the communities where we live and work, and the planet we inhabit

  Irene Rosenfeld

  Responsibility, Keys, Long

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• ...it's always been difficult for us to lead an examined life as a corporation. I've always felt like a company has the responsibility to not wait for the government to tell it what to do, or to wait for the consumer to tell it what to do, but as soon as it finds out it's doing something wrong, stop doing it.

  Yvon Chouinard

  Business, Responsibility, Government

  "The TH Interview: Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia (Part One)". Interview with Jacob Gordon, www.treehugger.com. February 7, 2008.

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• In fast-moving, progress-conscious America, the consumer expects to be dizzied by progress. If he could completely understand advertising jargon he would be badly disappointed. The half-intelligibility which we expect, or even hope, to find in the latest product language personally reassures each of us that progress is being made: that the pace exceeds our ability to follow.

  Daniel J. Boorstin

  Moving, America, Progress

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I like cars that are ahead of their times, and that were noble failures because they were built to a higher standard than the consumer needed. Cars like the Wills Sainte Claire or the Duesenberg.

  Jay Leno

  Car, Noble, Claire

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• Nothing can prevent the united consumer from working for themselves with the aid of mutual credit, from building factories, workshops, houses for themselves, from acquiring land; nothing — if only they have a will and begin.

  Gustav Landauer

  Land, House, Credit

  Gustav Landauer (2010). “Revolution and Other Writings: A Political Reader”, p.4, PM Press

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• Going green doesn’t start with doing green acts - it starts with a shift in consciousness. This shift allows you to recognize that with every choice you make, you are voting either for or against the kind of world you wish to see... When you assume this as a way of being, your choices become easier. Using a reusable water bottle, recycling and making conscious daily consumer choices are just a few of the ways our incredible cast is green.

  Ian Somerhalder

  Water Bottles, Choices, Voting

  "Ian Somerhalder works for environmental change through his foundation". Interview with Laura Moss, www.mnn.com. March 15, 2012.

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• Im happy to be a part of the conversation, if more young people are talking about fracking instead of twerking were heading in the right direction. The people that govern us dont want an active population who are politically engaged, they want passive consumers distracted by the spectacle of which I accept I am a part.

  Russell Brand

  Talking, People, Population

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• Speaking of prostitutes, big oil's top call girl Sen Inhofe wants to kill fuel economy backed by automakers, small biz, enviros, & consumers.

  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

  Girl, Oil, Fuel Economy

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr‏ @RobertKennedyJr, twitter.com. March 6, 2012.

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• The event concept was sparked from a shared observation amongst these leading lifestyle brands that the economic rebound has spurred greater liquidity into real estate, the stock market is setting new heights and consumers are generally stepping out more for luxury goods and services. After many years of pulling back, it was fun to see guests flirting with temptation, whether that was a new home, a new car, a new look or just to learn more about the trends. Others were happy to take in all the action.

  Andrea Savage

  Fun, Real, Home

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• It [the pharmaceutical industry] is the most profitable industry in the world, and partially funds the US government. It surpasses oil in terms of profits and my country recently went to war due to oil pricing. What does that say they will do to keep this other industry in tact? It is up to patients and their families to question what they are being given, and to consumers to demand better, more natural alternatives.

  Margot Kidder

  Country, War, Government

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• It's unacceptable that consumers are punished on their telephone bill simply for crossing a border.

  Viviane Reding

  Borders, Bills, Telephones

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• One of the reasons churches in North America have trouble guiding people about money is that the church's economy is built on consumerism. If churches see themselves as suppliers of religious goods and services and their congregants as consumers, then offerings are 'payment.'

  Doug Pagitt

  Religious, Offering, America

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• Coding is today's language of creativity. All our children deserve a chance to become creators instead consumers of computer science.

  Maria Klawe

  Children, Creativity, Today

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• The real source of market promise is not the wealthy few in the developing world, or even the3 emerging middle-income consumers. It is the billions of aspiring poor who are joining the market economy for the first time.

  C. K. Prahalad

  Real, Promise, Income

  "The Politics of Fortune: A New Agenda for Business Leaders". P. 125. Book by Jeffrey E. Garten, 2002.

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• The generation of consumers who swallow this pessimistic sentiment can't see past the product to its debased morality. Instead, their excitement about The Dark Knight's dread (that teenage thrall with subversion) inspires their fealty to product.

  Armond White

  Teenage, Dark, Past

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