Demi Moore Quotes

I'm not a materialistic person at all, but I always want the next thing; I've got a nice toolbox, but I still want another set of spanners.

Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.

I'm not attracted to expensive things.

We are such materialists that all our metaphors are going to be material.

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

We are shallow because we have become enslaved by gross materialism, the glitter of gold and its equivalents, for which reason we think that only the material goods of this earth can satisfy us and we must therefore grab as much as can while we are able.

Too many people today know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

We've been raised to compete, to want more! More! More! It's a way of life. It's about greed.

Who covets more is evermore a slave.

We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.

Materialism is an identity crisis.

Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns.

Our entire society is rooted around the idea of more, and longer has become the measure of success.

I didn't think about money or cars or anything like that.

We always want more. Whether it is better clothes, a bigger house, faster cars, or the latest gadgets, satisfaction in these days of consumerism is difficult to find.

There's nothing wrong with having a desire to want nice things.

When someone chooses to value herself over the things she can buy, true transformation begins.

It's nice to have material things but they're very superficial aren't they?

Avarice, the spur of industry.

Our culture highlights the desire to always have more, even when we should be grateful for what we have.

Desire is the strongest human emotion - desire for a hat, desire for a dress; that's what drives people to buy and want things.

Greed is the lack of confidence of one's own ability to create.

In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values.

There is no sin coveting things are of no great use or profit, but would show out good and have some grandeur around them.

I always wanted more - more of everything.