51 Movie Quotes about Materialism (+ Sound Clips) - page 2

Updated: Aug 4, 2025

Memorable quotes about materialism, selected from famous or less known movies and other sources by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

11 They appear to be worshiping the car. -Yep, that's what they're doing, all right.

Jon Arbuckle in Garfield in Paradise

12 What's the matter with you? All you think about is Gimme, gimme, gimme. Get, get, get. -That's called survival, baby.

Quote from It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown

13 We're happy to get the kind of money that jingles, but we'd rather get the kind that folds.

Quote from Coming to America (1988)

14 Why that gold-grabbing dame would double cross her own mother for a handful of Chinese Yams.

James Gleason in Meet John Doe (1941)

15 Listen, taxis cost money, food costs money and rent costs money! Now, you want me to help you out, I expect a lot in return.

Jamie Lee Curtis as Ophelia in Trading places (1983)

16 Love is for children. I owe him a debt.

Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff Black Widow in The Avengers (2012)

17 Anyway, that's why he decided to marry the queen of the pig people.

Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's

18 I'll tell you one thing, Fred, darling, I'd marry you for your money in a minute. Would you marry me for my money? -In a minute.

Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's

19 All right, now, look here, I might as well tell you right off. I ain't much of a lover boy. That don't mean nothing personal about you. I never saw no percentage in it.

Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

20 Right now, his physical assets total about 95 cents. And spiritually, well there's more starch in your laundry bag!

Lionel Barrymore as Narrator in Christmas in July (1944)