substance over stuff
September 2012
37 posts
“It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.”
—Gloria Steinem (via moneyisnotimportant)
“The world has to learn that the actual pleasure derived from material things is of rather low quality on the whole and less even in quantity than it looks to those who have not tried it.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Several studies have shown that, across many nations with annual incomes above $20,000, there is no correlation between increased income and increased happiness.”
—Amitai Etzioni: The Crisis of American Consumerism | Huffington Post
“My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.”
—Steve Jobs
“That makes sense to me. It seems that my impact on my kids has much more to do with who I am and how much time I spend with them than how much I earn.”
—What matters more to my kids’ future: Their school or quality time with their parents? - The Washington Post
Have We Bought Enough Yet? | The Global Mail →
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“I think most people are quite insulted by the idea that their principal purpose in life is to consume, to be stimulated to consume.”
Yep.
