“I value humor, kindness, and the ability to tell a good story far more than money, status, or the kind of car someone drives.” KindStoriesValuesAbilityKindnessCarGood Story Author:Rebecca Wells
“American culture is no longer created by the people... A free, authentic life is no longer possible in AmericaTM today. We are being manipulated in the most insidious way. Our emotions, personalities and core values are under siege from media and cultural forces too complex to decode. A continuous product message has woven itself into the very fabric of our existence. Most North Americans now live designer lives-sleep, eat, sit in car, work, shop, watch TV, sleep again. I doubt there's more than a handful of free, spontaneous minutes anywhere in that cycle. We ourselves have been branded.” PeopleWayHas BeensTodayLife IsValuesCultureForceSleepEmotionExistenceWatchesDoubtMinutesMediaCarTvsProductsPersonalityMessagesComplexesCoreDesignerShopsCyclesFabricConsumerismSpontaneousHandfulAmerican CultureWovenOverconsumptionInsidiousCore ValuesSiegeBrandedAuthentic LifeUnder Siege Author:Kalle Lasn
“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
“It seems like only yesterday that savers were dorks. They kept piggy banks. They drove last year's cars. They fished in their change purses for nickels while the superstars flashed credit cards. Today, values have changed. The new object of veneration is not money on the hoof but money in the bank - and the dorks all have it.” YearsSeemsTodayLastsValuesMoneyCarObjectsChangedCreditYesterdayCardsLast YearPursesCredit CardSuperstarNickelsVenerationDorkPiggyPiggy Bank Book:Making the Most of Your Money Source: Making the Most of Your Money
“In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden and they abandon their values.” PeopleLooksPastBeautifulValuesAsksHouseLaughingRichCarStyleGardenAbandonRich People Author:Nhat Hanh