William Stanley Jevons Quotes
What capital I give for the spade merely replaces what the manufacturer had already invested in the expectation that the spade would be needed.
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Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
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One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.
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The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.
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One thing I detest most about the financial press is the lack of accountability. All sorts of nonsense is said without penalty.
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A certain tiny percentage of everyone is gay.
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You've got to live in the moment. When it's over, it's over.
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Assume everything you put on the Internet can and will be seen not only by the person you're talking about, but your future romantic partners and bosses, too.
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The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it.
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Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!
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The reactions of organic magnesium compounds are of two kinds - reactions of substitution and reactions of addition.
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Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.
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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
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There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.
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I don't have a very quick sense of humor.
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Let's just say the genes were there for me to excel athletically.
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Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
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In every character that you play... I mean, I don't think I'll ever be the type of actor or performer per se who transforms, you know? Like Claire Danes transforms into Temple Grandin - I'm not gonna do that.
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If the human body recognized agony and frustration, people would never run marathons, have babies, or play baseball.
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Prosperity inebriates men, so that they take delights in their own merits.
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The essential idea is that the quality of the result is continually at risk during the process of making.
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In my district, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles handle approximately 44 percent of all of the goods delivered to American shores, yet they are in constant need of revenue for facilities, improvements and upgrades to roads and bridges and rails.
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What capital I give for the spade merely replaces what the manufacturer had already invested in the expectation that the spade would be needed.
