Diego Luna Quotes

We consumers have to send a message every day of what we want and what we don't.

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

Each consumer has the power of their wallet and their voice. They can exercise that.

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.'

I do not want to ask people to go consume something unless I think it is important in some way.

Obviously we're a consumer nation and you have the power to influence these big corporations who are running the world right now through what you chose to, or not to, purchase.

If consumers make better choices, the marketplace will change.

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

Don't underestimate the power of the vigilante consumer.

Every time you buy something consider it a vote of confidence in the company that produced it.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

If you have a sense that your money is somehow, even indirectly, contributing to a cause that you find morally problematic, then it seems somewhere between reasonable and obligatory for you to vote with your dollars.

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

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

As consumers and as voters we can say 'no' to rogue economics and demand regulation.

We need to be much more robust consumers.

More than ever before, consumers have the ability to unify their voices and coalesce their buying power to influence corporate behaviors.

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.

Basic labeling and consumer information hasn’t been a chief priority, but hopefully now its starting to change.

Whether it's buying products or researching what you're buying, or just becoming aware of what you're buying, you're saying so much with the money that you're spending.

Commerce is a powerful, underestimated form of expression. We use it to cast a vote with every product we buy. It's a direct expression of democracy. This is why our mission at Shopify is to protect that form of expression and make it better for everyone, not just for those we agree with.

I think that, in the end, the consumer's going to win on the Internet.

Consumers now have a voice. And the fact that consumers can be creators, producers and distributors means they can push back against brands to punish them for their socially irresponsible behavior or reward them for their responsible behavior.

As parents and as consumers, we have the right and the power to pressure the entertainment industry to respond to our needs. Americans, after all, should insist that every corporate giant - whether it produces chemicals or records - accept responsibility for what it produces.

Consumers are empowered by Yelp and tools like it: before, when they had a bad experience, they didn't have much recourse. They could fume, but often nothing else other than tell their friends.