Betsey Johnson Quotes

I'm really not a materialistic person.

I'm not that materialistic. I like nice clothes and that, but I don't spend lots of money on stuff. I'm not really into TV, I don't have an iPod, I've got a gramophone.

I'm not materialistic. I love clothes and all that stuff, but I don't need it to live.

There's no great desire to own lots of stuff - and I don't. You can only live in one house and drive one car.

Yeah, I guess I'm economical. Not because I try, but because I'm really not that interested in shoes.

The modern girl is less concerned with everything being a brand name.

I am totally unattached to material items.

I often think about, 'How do we return to a simpler way of living? Is there some way that we can start to think of each other as human beings again, instead of worshiping money, instead of worshiping electronics, instead of worshiping getting ahead just for me?'

I don't buy diamonds, I don't buy cars, but I enjoy travelling. I'm not a very possessive person as far as things go.

The American dream is a crock. Stop wanting everything. Everyone should wear jeans and have three T-shirts, eat rice and beans.

I suppose in the back of my mind I was always one of those guys who had a disdain for money. It had a value if you wanted to buy something, but if you didn't want to buy something, you didn't need it.

More is not better. Better is better. You don't need a bigger house; you need a different floor plan. You don't need more stuff; you need stuff you'll actually use.

We have allowed ourselves to be defined by our consumption instead of by our ability to move beyond it.

My soul desires a pre-industrial world, and since I can't have that, I don't really care for anything material.

Having enough money has to go hand in hand with living in a way that you're not being a slave to your possessions.

The older I get, the less I need. I wear the same jean shorts for the whole week. I'm not running to the store to get the latest bag.

Unless you're living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, there's no point in being gloomy. We've spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we don't really need. We've stopped using our imaginations.

I don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me.

I'm not a girl who's into home comforts and luxury.

I'm not a frugal person, but I find it difficult to be extravagant materially.

I'm a minimalist kind of person: only one pair of boots, one pair of pants, and if I could, only one shirt.

I shop once in six months. My friends often point at my shoes to tell me that they've worn out. It's embarrassing, but it doesn't affect me too much. I shop when I have to.

We don't need an abundance of things.

When we think about the trends that millennials are taking toward simplicity, I think it's indicative of a cultural shift toward less of the 'more is more' for materialism sake and more of an emphasis on efficiency, value, and sustainability.

I know I've been lucky, but I'm not very materialistic - I don't believe in collecting many unnecessary things and I'm not into girlie shopping.