“Advertisers regularly con us into believing that we genuinely need one luxury after another. We are convinced that we must keep up with or even go one better than our neighbors. So we buy another dress, sports jacket or sports car and thereby force up the standard of living. The ever more affluent standard of living is the god of twentieth century North America and the adman is its prophet.” NeedsBelieveAmericaForceSportsCenturyCarStandardsDressesConvincedNeighborLuxuryProphetConsumerismTwentieth CenturyJacketsOverconsumptionNorth AmericaStandards Of LivingAffluentAdvertisersSports Cars Book:Rich Christians in an age of hunger: a Biblical study Source: Rich Christians in an age of hunger: a Biblical study
“There is a crisis in America. That crisis is divorce. It is easier to get out of a marriage than (to get out of a) contract to buy a used car.” AmericaUsedCarEasierCrisisDivorceContractsUsed Car Author:Mike Huckabee
“Main Street, U.S.A. is America at the turn of the century--the crossroads of an era. The gas lamps and the electric lamp--the horse-drawn car and auto car. Main Street is everyone's hometown- the heart line of America.” HeartAmericaTurnsLinesStreetsCenturyCarHorseErasGasElectricLampsHometownCrossroadsMain Street Author:Walt Disney
“It pains me to see my old company, which has meant so much to America, on the ropes. But Chrysler has been in trouble before, and we got through it, and I believe they can do it again... Let's face it, if your car breaks down, you're not going to take it to the White House to get fixed. But, if your company breaks down, you've got to go to the experts on the ground, not the bureaucrats.” IfsBelieveHas BeensPainAmericaFacesHouseI BelieveCan DoWhiteCompanyBreakTroubleCarFixedExpertsWhite HouseBreaking DownRopeBureaucratsChrysler Author:Lee Iacocca
“In America, people buy cars, and they put very little money down. They get a car, and they go to work. The work pays them a salary; the salary allows them to pay for the car over time. The car pays for itself.” PeopleLittlesAmericaPayCarSalaryLittle Money Author:Iqbal Quadir
“I've always felt that stylists such as you have in America are ashamed of a car and are preoccupied with making it look like something else, like a submarine or an airship...As an engineer, I revolt against this.” LooksAmericaFeltCarAshamedEngineersRevoltLike SomethingStylistSubmarinesAirships Author:Alec Issigonis
“To be put down in this world, and given only eighty years to get to know it in, is like being let loose in the United States of America for the first time with a high-powered car and unlimited gasoline - but with a visa that is valid for only a week. It's agonizing, that's what it is.” KnowsWorldLifeYearsFirstsStatesAmericaTimeGivenUnitedUnited StatesWeekCarThis WorldFirst TimeUnited States Of AmericaUnlimitedEightyGasolineVisaLife TimeAgonizing Book:A Pocket Full of Pebbles Source: A Pocket Full of Pebbles
“The crisis in America that we barely notice anymore is that we've become two nations - divided by poverty, opportunity, and race. It's like a neighbor's car alarm that we don't hear anymore because it rings so often.” TwoAmericaOpportunityNationsPoorRacePovertyRichCarCrisisNeighborRingsDividedAlarmsRich And PoorTwo Nations Author:Arianna Huffington
“The terrorists do not understand America. The American people do not falter under threat, and we will not allow our future to be determined by car bombers and assassins.” PeopleAmericaCarThreatDeterminedTerroristOur FutureAssassinsBombers Author:George W. Bush