#consume

I became so consumed with trying to live up to what the public expected that I lost myself. I don't know of anyone else who can say this. ↗

— Victoria Principal

#became #consumed #else #expected #i

If you can't reuse or repair an item, do you ever really own it? Do you ever really own it? Do you ever develop the sense of pride and proprietorship that comes from maintaining an object in fine working order? We invest something of ourselves in our material world, which in turn reflects who we are. In the era of disposability that plastic has helped us foster, we have increasingly invested ourselves in objects that have no real meaning in our lives. We think of disposable lighters as conveniences -- which they indisputably are; ask any smoker or backyard-barbecue chef -- and yet we don't think much about the tradeoffs that that convenience entails. ↗

— Susan Freinkel

#environment #plastic #sustainability #love

The system of consumerism may seem like an immovable fact of modern life. But it is not. That the system was manufactured suggests that we can reshape those forces to create healthier, more sustainable system with a more fulfilling goal than 'more stuff ↗

— Rachel Botsman

#life

One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life. ↗

— Julius Erving

#any #back #consumed #endeavor #experience

Apple does great products, but at the end of the day we think consumers want choice, consumers want openness. ↗

— Rob Glaser

#choice #consumers #day #does #end

The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer. ↗

— Robin Gross

#balance #bargain #between #consumer #copyright

We're not in the business of shaping consumer demand. We respond to it. ↗

— Steve Largent

#consumer #demand #respond #shaping

I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better. ↗

— John Stossel

#before #better #bring #consumer #doing

I saw how the regulation I called for made things worse, didn't help consumers and simple competition was better. And I started praising business and occasionally criticizing regulation. ↗

— John Stossel

#business #called #competition #consumers #criticizing

What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off. ↗

— John Stossel

#get #i #imperfect #learned #market