Steven Weber Quotes

We need to be much more robust consumers.

I think of myself as just another consumer.

I think the big force is going to be consumer buying power.

When the consumer is strong, the American economy will be strong, so consumer protection actually serves economic growth and economic progress.

I'm part of the consumer culture... I'm just using the space I am given to express something that is out of the space so I'm part of the consumer system but I'm advocating stepping out. Which is a contradiction but I could be part of he consumer system and say, 'let's consume even more.'

In spite of all this noise, customers are still definitely buying in North America, and they're really, really buying internationally.

The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.

What were we told to do? Get back on those airplanes. Shop in the malls. The trouble was that the only role they had for us was as consumers—not as citizens.

If consumers are strong, if consumers are protected, if they can trust the marketplace and feel confident that they're not being cheated here and there, then consumers can drive this economy forward.

I like suggesting that 'we are slaves to the objects around us,' that 'plenty should be enough,' or that the 'buyer should beware,' within the context of conventional selling space.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

When people come to my act any time after Thanksgiving, I usually say, You shouldn't be here. You should be shopping. Our economy depends on you! You should be out there buying stuff.'

I feel humiliated that I live in a country that demands more already. Why do we cling to the notion that not only must we maintain the current level of consumption, but that it must continue to grow by an exponential factor of 2 to 7 percent every year?

If someone doesn't believe enough in your product to put money in to it, then you should rethink how good the product is.

On reflection, I am always pleasantly surprised when ordinary members of the public stop me in the street to say, 'Thank you,' I guess for making travel and other goods and services affordable to them.

Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice.

I think there is a big disjuncture between what we are served up as consumers and what we are served up as citizens.

People buy products, and they want to understand what those things are and how they are applicable to their life.

When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in terms of the effect on everyday lives of people.

Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique. It's just that they have more to buy than most other people on the planet. And it's also an affirmation of faith in their country.

The idea of confidence, of the emotions of the population, is an incredibly important one in economics. John Maynard Keynes called it 'animal spirit.' And if people are feeling generally good about the future, they're more likely to spend money, to start new companies; companies are more likely to hire people, make investments.

In terms of merchandise, you can't force anyone to buy something.

If we didn't have the Chinese buying things, we'd be on the floor.

Advertising is the genie which is transforming America into a place of comfort, luxury and ease for millions.

Our economy, in order to grow, needs people to spend.