A Quote by John Burnham Schwartz

Men had suddenly become a scarce commodity, if not quite as sought after as rice.

John Burnham Schwartz

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John Burnham Schwartz
American - Novelist
Born: 1965

Competence is no longer a scarce commodity.

Seth Godin

The joy is not in experiencing a scarce commodity but in possessing it.

Robert Cialdini

What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.

Mark Twain

Faith in people is an essential quality of an influencer when working with others, yet it is a scarce commodity today.

John C. Maxwell

I now understand how varied the world of cultivated rice is; that rice can play the lead or be a sidekick; that brown rice is as valuable as white; and that short-grain rice is the bee's knees.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Perhaps the clock hands had become so tired of going in the same direction year after year that they had suddenly begun to go the opposite way instead.

Jostein Gaarder

yet it seems Life scarce can cast a fragrance on the wind, Scarce spread a glory to the morning beams, But the torn petals strew the garden plot; And there's but common greenness after that.

William Butler Yeats

Economic theory has nothing to say as to what commodity will acquire the status of money. Historically, it happened to be gold. But if the physical makeup of our world would have been different or is to become different from what it is now, some other commodity would have become or might become money. The market will decide.

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce. Mark Twain Women are an alien race set down among us.

John Updike

Growing up at my grandmother's table, she always had rice. She might do something as exotic as potatoes or spaghetti, but there was still always rice, just in case you needed a little rice fix.

Maya Angelou

When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.

Herodotus

I do quite like rice and beans weirdly, I don't know how or why. For me I always eat my beans first one by one and then savour the rice because it is bloody fantastic.

Georgia Toffolo

Nations that use commodity capitalism as a stepping-stone to a mixed economy based on commodity/intellectual capitalism will most likely become rich.

Michio Kaku

What's this about rice milk? I didn't even know rice had nipples!

Demetri Martin

This sounds like a brag, but I know how to make good fried rice. I learned in college. There are two secrets - take the rice after you cook it and let it get cold in the fridge. Then cook the egg like you're making a fried egg and just before it's done, dump the rice and veg on it and swirl it around.

Patton Oswalt

The true reason of Ms. Rice's attack against Russia is very simple. Condoleezza Rice is a very cruel, offended woman who lacks men's attention. Releasing such stupid remarks gives her the feeling of being fulfilled. This is the only way for her to attract men's attention.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

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