“The conversation of most middle-class Americans, we are told, revolves around consumption: what to buy, what was just bought, where to eat, the price of the neighbor's house, what's on sale this week, our clothes or someone else's, the best car on the market this year, where to spend a vacation. Apparently we can't stop eating, shopping, or consuming. Success is measured not in terms of love, wisdom, and maturity but by the size of one's pile of possessions.” YearsHouseTermClassWeekMiddleCarConversationEatingClothesSizePossessionNeighborMaturityMiddle ClassShoppingVacationConsumptionConsumerismConsumingOverconsumptionSuccess Is MeasuredLove Wisdom Book:The Signature of Jesus Source: The Signature of Jesus
“My days in hostel were tough. I was ragged by my seniors. We were asked to wash their dirty clothes, do their odd jobs, etc. When it came to eating, we would be often given burnt rotis and milk that had awful odour. But, never once did I call home. I knew if I had to become a tough cricketer, I would have to handle the pressure.” IfsHomeWould BeJobsGivenEatingClothesToughPressureHandleAwfulDirtyOddEtcMilkSeniorCricketersRaggedOdd JobsDirty Clothes Author:Suresh Raina
“The corporations have taken over. Even in the recording studio. Actually, the corporate companies have taken over American life most everywhere. Go coast to coast and you will see people wearing the same clothes, thinking the same thoughts, eating the same food. Everything is processed.” PeopleThinkingCompanyTakenEatingClothesStudiosCorporateCorporationsCoastAmerican LifeRecording StudioThinking The Same Author:Bob Dylan
“Having a good home, eating good food, wearing good clothes, are a means to living well; they are not the goals of our life. The quality of your life is decided by how peaceful and joyful you are.” WellsMeanHomeLife IsGoalQualityOur LivesEatingClothesDecidedPeacefulJoyfulLive WellAffluenceGood FoodEating Good Author:Jaggi Vasudev
“It's our dreams that keep us going, that seperate us from the beasts. I wouldn't even want to live if I thought it was all just eating and sleeping and taking off my clothes.” IfsWantDreamSleepEatingClothesBeastOur Dreams Book:Harvey: a play Source: Harvey: a play
“I learned a lot of details about 1920s clothes, cars, kitchen appliances, and food. I had a character eating peanut butter in one scene until I learned that peanut butter wasn't commercially packaged and sold until 1924.” CharacterCarSceneEatingClothesDetailsKitchenPeanutsPeanut ButterAppliances Author:Laura Moriarty
“Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear clothes or drive around in cars; they usually sleep for many hours after eating a meal. Why cite just one of the many things that they do and argue that we should imitate them? This doesn't make much sense.” ShouldHouseHoursSleepAnimalCarEatingClothesArguingMeatMealsJust OneLionsCiting Author:Sharon Gannon
“In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.” WorldEatingClothesShoesDiscussionMeatLeatherFurHandbagsMeat EatingLeather Shoes Author:Karl Lagerfeld
“I was the girl who nobody thought would ever get married. I was going to be a fashion nun the rest of my life. There are generations of them, those fashion nuns, living, eating, breathing clothes.” GirlGenerationsFashionEatingMarriedClothesBreathingNun Author:Vera Wang