Remember, philosophically speaking, Americans are mongrels —practical materialists but with a dreamy streak of divine approval.
To a materialist life is nothing but a complex self-sustaining pattern, easily disrupted and gone when destroyed.
We are born rich, it is for us to decide between materialistic poorness or building upon intellectual richness.
The existence of consciousness is both one of the most familiar and one of the most astounding things about the world. No conception of the natural order that does not reveal it as something to be expected can aspire even to the outline of completene...
Love does not claim materialistic possession of any kind, it yields complete freedom.
Darwinism as presented by Darwin contradicted idealistic philosophy, and this contradiction grew deeper with the development of its materialist teaching.
Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense.
Further, for once, I like the idea that people who think I'm a constant voice for the furthering of the imagination have to see that interest in a more materialistic fashion.
I'm a Taurean, so I'm very passionate and determined and materialistic. Down the years, I've spent a lot of money and saved a bit of money and had a lot of fun.
The materialistic view of happiness of our age starkly revealed in our understanding of the word "luxury.
We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.
When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame.
A major fault, for example, is the fact that, along with the materialist principle, Darwin introduced into his theory of evolution reactionary Malthusian ideas.
The prospect of being immortal doesn't excite me, but the prospect of being a materialistic idol for four years does appeal.
I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really become to mean less. They mean nothing.
I noted that people are happy here in India. When I went back home, people had everything in the materialistic sense and were surrounded with abundance, but they were not happy.
Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.
I'm a big believer in minimalism. Not materialist minimalism, although that's part of it, but time and energy minimalism. The body is given only so much energy a day.
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.
James Bond: a paid assassin of plutocratic cartels, a womanizer, a dipsomaniac, a speed demon, a materialist.
Liberals and conservatives tend to view the economy in purely materialistic terms. They make growth, security, and prosperity ends in themselves. They exalt enlightened self-interest. They tell us that productive work is the fundamental source of hum...
