#commercialism

We're developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won't be able to think. ↗

— Rod Serling

#twilight-zone #development

My mother's illness fitted into this protest against the treatment of the sick who could not pay, the inefficiency of commercialism, the waste, the extravagance, and the poverty. ↗

— Ellen Wilkinson

#commercialism #could #extravagance #fitted #illness

The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes. ↗

— Zhang Yimou

#commercialism #elements #includes #large #like

The schedules are crammed with shows urging us to travel further, drive faster, build bigger, buy more, yet none of them are deemed to offend the rules, which really means that they don't offend the interests of business or the pampered sensibilities of the Aga class. The media, driven by fear and advertising, are hopelessly biased towards the consumer economy and against the biosphere. ↗

— George Monbiot

#commercialism #environment #media #business

The blurring of fantasy and reality is something that the Japanese herald in their life, in their day-to-day commercialism. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#day-to-day #fantasy #japanese #life #reality

I'm only here on Earth to serve God. I never had a career. I don't care about commercialism. I have a ministry and I'll fight for the ministry. ↗

— Larry Norman

#care #career #commercialism #earth #fight

Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt. ↗

— Alex North

#bankrupt #commercialism #conventional #daring #fear

If money’s the god people worship, I’d rather go worship the devil instead. ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#commercialism #core #core-of-the-soul #core-values #devil

These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar. ↗

— John Muir

#greed #nature #nature

The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, 'What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?' And, 'How does creativity apply across the board?' ↗

— Kanye West

#amount #apply #art #art world #board