Jack Monroe

We hear time and again what a prosperous, affluent country Britain is, the sixth richest in the world. But aren't we ashamed that people who need emergency food handouts are eating cold beans and stewed steak from the tin, or handing it back, because they can't even heat it up?

British Journalist

Jamie Johnson

In affluent communities, where each member is keenly aware of his or her place within the Byzantine order, attracting the right friends is a blood sport. Chumming up to influential figures who are in a position to help can determine the course of an entire life.

American Director

Frankie Shaw

We had no money. My family was in Southie; I was in affluent Brookline. I don't know if it's my personality or the circumstance, but it all kind of led to this feeling of being an observer on the outside.

American Actress

Nicky Oppenheimer

I am one of the affluent rich living the good life. But I like to think that I am doing my bit to resolve the problems of Africa and am certainly committed to Africa in the long run.

South African Businessman

Norman Borlaug

The green revolution has an entirely different meaning to most people in the affluent nations of the privileged world than to those in the developing nations of the forgotten world.

American Scientist

Russell Crowe

My kids are being raised in a much more affluent environment than was mine. My wife and I talk about that all the time because neither of us had this kind of experience.

Australian Actor

Nina Fedoroff

As people around the world become more affluent, they are demanding diets richer in animal protein, which will require ever more robust feed crop yields to sustain.

K. A. Applegate

I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.

American Writer

Nish Kumar

I like having my mistakes corrected, but I wonder if it's because you're forced to have a certain humility if you're not an affluent white man.

British Comedian

Cynthia Voigt

Kids are really tougher than adults, but we tend to forget this in an affluent society that lets kids indulge themselves.

Affluent describes a high economic status, suggesting luxury and abundance of possessions or wealth.

Economic Levels

Affluent tends to imply wealth coupled with influence, success, or a high standard of living, not just money.

Not Just Rich

Affluent is often used to contrast with poorer economic groups within a society or region.

Societal Context

As a noun, 'affluent' refers to a body of water that contributes its flow to a larger one.

Water Course

Affluents can be of varying sizes and are important in defining the geography of an area.

Geographic Features

Affluents can create diverse ecosystems that support a wide range of flora and fauna.

Natural Ecosystems

 No, even the good stress can mess with you, but it's the bad stress that I came to talk about. And probably not for the reason you'd expect. I'm a relationship manager for affluent individuals. Meaning, I work with wealthy folks and their families, hip to hip, helping them achieve their financial goals. I like to keep the economy in mind, because I know

The cost of workplace...

 rather than on yourself. We see this again and again when we give people money to spend on others instead of on themselves. Of course, these are undergraduates in Canada -- not the world's most representative population. They're also fairly wealthy and affluent and other sorts of things. We wanted to see if this holds true everywhere in the world

How to buy happiness PIPE...

 Nothing thrills me more than to see kids pollinating plants instead of each other. I gotta tell you, I'm a protective parent. But those kids are the kids who are now putting pumpkin patches on top of trains. We're also designing coin ponds for the rich and affluent. We're also becoming children of the corn,

Stephen Ritz: A teacher...

 On the one hand, a set of highly paid, highly educated professionals doing interesting work, on the other, a large number of citizens in low-paid jobs whose primary responsibility is to see to the comfort and health of the affluent. That is not my vision of progress, and I doubt that it is yours.

Will automation take...

 And so the purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. And I had to I can't think of the last time I thought of widows and orphans. They're not on my radar. I pastor a church in one of the most affluent areas of America -- a bunch of gated communities.

A life of purpose PIPE Rick...

 promised to the temple at birth. At puberty, she changed her name and gained her elevated naditu status in a ceremony where a priest examined the entrails of a sacrificed animal for omens. The naditu are an esteemed group drawn from Babylonia’s most affluent families.

A day in the life of an...

 The reason that everything was better back when everything was worse is that when everything was worse, it was actually possible for people to have experiences that were a pleasant surprise. Nowadays, the world we live in -- we affluent, industrialized citizens,

The paradox of choice PIPE...

 At that time, I really had nothing else to do, so I paid attention to these two female guards and listened to what they were talking about. Guard A was older, and she studied English. She seemed like she came from an affluent family.

What I learned as a...

 affluent or incredibly poor they just they connected on a very visceral level I think so it was amazing I think the boys want to find there inner Messiah and that is a very protective place like warriors in their

Travelers of the Year PIPE...

 marketizing every aspect of life leads to a condition where those who are affluent and those who are of modest means increasingly live separate lives.