For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they–unlike most human beings–have the means of production, and human beings, because they–unlike all companies–have the means of reproduction.
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it is possible to enjoy many if not most of the things that they enjoy without first having to own them.
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Get off the treadmill of consumption, replication, and mediocrity. Begin lifting the weights of creativity, originality, and success.
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Ryan Lilly
The way of the consumerist culture is to spend so much energy chasing happiness that it has none left to be happy.
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Criss Jami
Americans used to be 'citizens.' Now we are 'consumers.
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Vicki Robin
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