“In a consumer society, expectations dare not plateau, because a growing economy depends on rising expectations... The more we let our level of contentment be determined by outside factors-a new car, fashionable clothes, a prestigious career, social status-the more we relinquish control over our own happiness.” SocialLevelsCareersEconomyGrowingCarDependsClothesExpectationsDareDeterminedFactorsConsumersRisingContentmentConsumerismFashionableOverconsumptionNew CarSocial StatusPrestigiousGrowing EconomyFashionable Clothes Author:Paul Brand
“I think I'm actually quite a materialistic person, I value what it takes to make a car or build a nice house. Money does change things, but how it changes people depends on how they react to it.” PeopleThinkingPersonsDoeValuesHouseChangeNiceCarDependsMaterialisticNice HouseMaterialistic Person Author:Roland Gift
“Very many people spend money in ways quite different from those that their natural tastes would enjoin, merely because the respect of their neighbors depends upon their possession of a good car and their ability to give good dinners. As a matter of fact, any man who can obviously afford a car but genuinely prefers travels or a good library will in the end be much more respected than if he behaved exactly like everyone else.” PeopleIfsMenWayGivingDifferentEndsMatterFactsNaturalAbilityCarDependsTasteLibraryPossessionDinnerNeighborMatter Of Fact Author:Bertrand Russell
“I'm a car guy! I have a Ford Escape with Ecoboost for most days. On other days I love to drive my 356A, my early 911, or my '72 Dino GT. It all depends on my mood, what road, how far, and who's with me.” GuyCarDependsMood Author:Freeman Thomas
“Speed is relative. Does it feel fast going 70 miles per hour down an eight lane highway? No, probably not, but I bet it does if you are going down some single lane dirt road. It's the same in a race car. It depends on the track.” IfsFeelsDoeHoursRaceCarDependsTrackEightSpeedMilesRelativeDirtHighwaysLanesRace CarDirt Roads Author:Kyle Petty
“The norm of unconditional parental love, I think, depends on the fact that we don't pick and choose the traits of our children in the way that we pick and choose the features of a car we might order, or a consumer good.” ThinkingWayChildrenFactsMightOrderCarDependsPicksOur ChildrenConsumersFeaturesTraitsNormUnconditionalParentalParental Love Author:Michael Sandel
“Spending $1 for a brand new house would feel very, very good. Spending $1,000 for a ham sandwich would feel very, very bad. Spending $19,000 for a small family car would feel, well, more or less right. But as with physical pain, fiscal pain can depend on the individual, and everyone has a different threshold.” FeelsWellsDifferentPainHouseIndividualCarDependsVery GoodSpendingBrandsSandwichesThresholdBrand NewHamPhysical PainPain ThresholdSmall Family Author:Jeffrey Kluger