William Stanley Jevons Quotes
PLEASURE and pain are undoubtedly the ultimate objects of the calculus of economics. To satisfy our wants to the utmost with the least effort - to procure the greatest amount of what is desirable at the expense of the least that is undesirable - in other words, to maximize pleasure, is the problem of economics.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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I think there are a lot more important things than art in the world. But not to me.
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All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian.
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Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.
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Know your worth! People always act like they're doing more for you than you're doing for them.
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I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped up, but I love to go camping, and I'm totally fine with not doing my hair or makeup, not taking a shower and just hiking.
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It's hard for me to judge my own films as an artist sometimes. But as an artist, I did feel a fulfillment working on them, you know?
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Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.
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I love playing Blair Cramer, and I'm thrilled to see what more they have in store for her. After playing this role for so many years, I still feel like there is so much about her that is still untold.
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Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior?
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Es gibt Männer, die imstande sind, eine Frau, die sie in keiner Weise anzieht, zu heiraten-bloß weil sie den anderen gefällt. Und solche Ehen gibt es auch zwischen so manchen Menschen und ihren Gedanken.
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Molti consigli de le donne sonoMeglio improviso, ch'a pensarvi, usciti.
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It's great to fall head over heels in love at a fast pace, and nothing's more romantic, but you need to look after yourself.
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To make a film and to sell it to the distributors you need a name.
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A hedonistic lifestyle contrary to all the rules and expectations of Islam is not an unusual precursor to radicalisation: in fact, some young radicals see joining in the jihad as a way of achieving redemption for past sins.
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I try not to recommend too many books, frankly, because I think there's a certain synchronicity that happens when people discover books.
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Squeeze marriage as much as you like, you will never extract anything from it but fun for bachelors and boredom for husbands.
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Forcing automakers to sell smaller cars to improve fuel economy is like... fighting the nation's obesity problem by forcing clothing manufacturers to sell garments in only small sizes.
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I don't study; I create.
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I don't date my girlfriend because she's a model. I date her because I love her.
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PLEASURE and pain are undoubtedly the ultimate objects of the calculus of economics. To satisfy our wants to the utmost with the least effort - to procure the greatest amount of what is desirable at the expense of the least that is undesirable - in other words, to maximize pleasure, is the problem of economics.
