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Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that's a very sad thing. It's film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and that's everywhere around the world.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Around Behind Component Consumerism Culture Everywhere Film Force Function Important Making Marketing Only Our Primary Rather Sad Sad Thing Story Than Thing Very World Worthiness

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We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: About Actually Consumerism Era Live Need Nothing Things

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I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV, rather than as a reflection of the people who are around us, truly.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Around Because Capitalism Consumerism Development Lot Ourselves People Rather Reflection See Than Think Truly Tv Us Who I Think

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I will go out of my way to avoid the shopping crowds and the extreme consumerism - I hate all that.

~Annie Lennox

Topics: Avoid Consumerism Crowds Extreme Go Hate Out Shopping Way Will

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The corruption of the American soul is consumerism.

~Ben Nicholson

Topics: American Consumerism Corruption Soul

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We live in a society that, for the most part, is morally and spiritually bankrupt. Our culture is a culture of consumerism. How sustainable is that?

~Benjamin Bratt

Topics: Bankrupt Consumerism Culture How Live Morally Most Our Part Society Spiritually Sustainable

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My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can't make your children carry.

~Bill Bryson

Topics: Anything Buy Carry Children Consumerism First Make Never Rule You Your

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Women have an instinct for what the market is. We have tremendous insight in terms of understanding products and consumerism.

~Bonnie Hammer

Topics: Consumerism Insight Instinct Market Products Terms Tremendous Understanding Women

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In 'Sidney's Comet,' thanks to all the consumerism, all the garbage had to be put in deep space, even though we're not supposed to litter the cosmos - that was an environmental message. Although it was funny, it had an important message.

~Brian Herbert

Topics: Although Comet Consumerism Cosmos Deep Environmental Even Funny Garbage Had Important Litter Message Put Space Supposed Thanks Though

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A weakness of many of the self-oriented play theories is that they often sound too much like vain consumerism instead of being about the more passionate and willful character of human play, which involves a willingness, even if a fantasy, to believe in the play venture itself.

~Brian Sutton-Smith

Topics: About Being Believe Character Consumerism Even Fantasy Human Instead Involves Itself Like Many More Much Often Passionate Play Sound Theories Too Too Much Vain Venture Weakness Which Willingness

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