Tom Ford

But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist, because material possessions don't mean much to me. They're beautiful, I enjoy them, they can enhance your life to a certain degree, but they're ultimately not important.

American Designer

Michael Frome

Civilization in our time is driven by materialism and troubled by pollution, over-population, corruption, and violence. National parks can hardly be uncoupled from the society around them, but that only makes it more important to protect them and keep them whole and pure.

American Author

Max Heindel

It is a law in the universe that a wave of spiritual awakening is always followed by a period of doubting materialism, each phase is necessary in order that the spirit may receive equal development of heart and intellect without being carried too far in either direction.

Danish Celebrity

E. F. Schumacher

An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth - in short, materialism - does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited.

English Economist

Shari Arison

Matters of the heart are important to me. All this materialism and all the money and wealth are things that you don't take to the grave. One day you have it. The next day you don't.

Israeli Businesswoman

H. L. Mencken

It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.

American Writer

Wassily Kandinsky

The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.

Russian Artist

Kerry Washington

I always prided myself on the fact that I could live out of milk crates forever. It was kind of my way of detaching from materialism.

American Actress

Laurance Rockefeller

Individually, people are finding that a simpler lifestyle provides greater satisfaction than relentless pursuit of materialism.

American Businessman

Henri Frederic Amiel

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Swiss Philosopher

Materialism often hints at a culture obsessed with buying and owning things.

Societal Focus

Using 'materialism' might imply a lack of spiritual or emotional depth in a person.

Personal Value

Materialism usually has a negative meaning, suggesting excess and shallow values.

Negative Connotation

In philosophy, materialism is a broad concept that challenges spiritual and supernatural views.

Philosophical Concept

Materialism in philosophy aligns with a scientific view of the world as matter and energy.

Scientific Perspective

Understanding philosophical materialism can enhance critical thinking about existence.

Critical Thinking

 is is relatively small and one of the problems with money is materialism what happens when people pursue money to avidly is they forget about the real basic pleasures of life so we have here this couple do you think the less fortunate or having better sex but I'm this kid over here saying leave me alone

The surprising science...

 And materialism, they think they get out of it just by not existing, by dying, but they don't. And so they get reborn as whatever, you know. Never mind. I won't get into that. But the next step is called "universal responsibility." And that is very important -- the Charter of Compassion

Robert Thurman:...

 There is greed, there's pride, there's money, and there's materialism. People make it so easy for me to talk to them, but they make it so hard for me to teach them. I want them to have the confidence to always do their best. I want them to have the heart and the courage

Xiye Bastida: If you...

 renouncing materialism, traditional jobs and university degrees in exchange for a glimmer of adventure. Others come from the underbelly of society, never given a chance to mobilize foster care dropouts, teenage runaways escaping abuse and unforgiving homes.

A glimpse of life on the...

 gave way to the self-esteem movement and a rise in materialism. More recently, social media has multiplied the possibilities for self-promotion, though it's worth noting that there's no clear evidence that social media causes narcissism.

The psychology of...

 and on and on and on. Why did I do that? Because every time I give, it breaks the grip of materialism in my life. Materialism is all about getting -- get, get, get, get all you can, can all you get, sit on the can and spoil the rest.

A life of purpose PIPE Rick...

 you see life satisfaction going up with each rung of income. You see mental distress going up with lower income. So clearly there is some effect. But the effect is relatively small. And one of the problems with money is materialism.

Nancy Etcoff: Happiness...

 and societal measures of success, he could be truly free. He would live self-sufficiently, close to nature, without materialism, vanity, or conformity. In practice, this meant he spent years wandering around Greek cities

The philosophy of...

 Consumerism is not materialism. It is rather what is swallowed up and sacrificed in the name of the god of love, or rather in the name of seduction capital. In light of this observation on contemporary love,

Love -- you're doing it...

 tyranny of materialism of symbolic Egypt they go no sorry I I'm not going to have the whole world eating unleavened bread after this if you want a real answer if