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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I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
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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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Regaining the title from the thief who stole it from me.
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If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.
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I was always much too elated to imagine despair.
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I realized that there were times when we talked not because we needed to communicate anything important, but simply because we each drew comfort from the other's voice.
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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.
