A Quote by Donella Meadows

Recession-resistant development produces things people need. Unsustainable growth churns out tinsel products that consumers have to be seduced into buying - until times get tough, when they quickly give them up.

Donella Meadows

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Donella Meadows
American - Environmentalist
March 13, 1941 - February 20, 2001

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Indra Nooyi

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Richard G. Scott

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