Capitalism needs neither propaganda nor apostles. Its achievements speak for themselves. Capitalism delivers the goods.
Love is a brilliant illustration of a principle everywhere discoverable: namely, that human reason lives by turning the friction of material forces into the light of ideal goods.
Rules are to be initiated for the allotment of scarce raw materials etc; and their use and processing for other than war, or otherwise absolutely vital, goods is prohibited.
If I had my life to live over again, I would elect to be a trader of goods rather than a student of science. I think barter is a noble thing.
Last year I gave seventy-four phone hours to soliciting baked goods for the Bake-A-Rama. I was named Top Call Girl by the League.
We spent a lot of time trend forecasting and collaborating on ways to design a fresh line of fashion-forward, affordable luxury.
A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.
People think being alone is a luxury, but it's crucial: Whatever you're not down with about yourself gets loud and in your face.
How do we ensure in the case of public goods that they are provided at all, and that they are provided at the right level, taking into account citizens' preferences?
I believe in that one-on-one sell. I don't really believe in flooding the market with loads of goods that don't mean much, and you lose your identity.
The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away one's worldly goods.
Mind training matters. It is not just a luxury, or a supplementary vitamin for the soul. It determines the quality of every instant of our lives.
You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don't.
The Real You isn't damaged goods. The Real You is the light of the universe.
Forgiveness is the best charity. (It is easy to give the poor money and goods when one has plenty, but to forgive is hard; but it is the best thing if one can do it.)
But resurrection is not just consolation — it is restoration. We get it all back — the love, the loved ones, the goods, the beauties of this life — but in new, unimaginable degrees of glory and joy and strength.
Human nature says that you want a bargain, whether you want the goods or not. You think that something is a steal, you'll buy it.
Just spreading the money around - that isn't what makes people better off; it's having more and better goods and services.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life. All that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
I love baking, it's the most calming thing for me. It's therapeutic, it makes the house smell good, and I get to take the goods to my friends. I do it for other people.
We are kept out of the Garden by our own fear and desire in relation to what we think to be the goods of our life.
You know what the most amazing luxury problem in the world is? When you've got a bunch of hits you have to play. That means the show's going to have to be a little longer.
I want my workouts to feel like a luxury, a way to pamper yourself and add a beautiful dimension to your everyday life.
I work for a big newspaper, and I guess I'm an insider. I don't have the luxury of calling myself a foreign correspondent and just swooping in and then leaving.
Thought's a luxury. Do you think the peasant sits and thinks of God and Democracy when he gets inside his mud hut at night?
The biggest luxury is a job in which I get to live in New York, travel the world, and work with so many incredible people.
The best measure of how a democracy is functioning is how it allocates the goods of the land, the public trust assets.
In place of an intensive cooperation among artists, there is a battle for goods. Hatred, partisanship, cliques, jealousy, and intrigues are the natural consequences of an aimless, materialist art.
Advertising ... is a parasitic activity; it forces goods for which there is no real need or demand on a foolish or even a reluctant public, always by appealing to their lower instincts.
Luxury is not a static concept, but it shapes and changes with society. Now somebody who might not have the time to come to one of our boutiques can shop online.
ITC works to help firms in poor countries become more competitive and overcome the barriers that are keeping their goods and services out of international markets.
If God has given you the world's goods in abundance, it is to help you gain those of Heaven and to be a good example of sound teaching to your sons, servants, and relatives.
Civil government is an ordinance of God, to conserve the civil peace of a people, so far as concerns their bodies and goods.
The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods.
That it is logical, fair and reasonable to maintain the purchasing power of an hour's work in terms of goods and services the employee must purchase in his daily living.
To this day, on my cheat days from my diet, which are New Year's Eve and my birthday, I buy luxury foods that are very indicative of my class.
Life's irony is that as soon as worldly goods and worldly success are of no concern to you, the way is open for them to flow to you.
People are hungry for community. They're hungry for meaning in a society that is oriented around the production and consumption of consumer goods.
To be interested in the public good we must be disinterested, that is, not interested in goods in which our personal selves are wrapped up.
The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away ones worldly goods.
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
As a producer, I have the luxury of coming and going according to my convenience. As a director I cannot do that. I gave up my acting career at its peak for the same reason.
What made you so unforgiving? (Simone) Be grateful that you have the luxury of asking me that question. Pray to whatever god you worship that you’ll always be ignorant. (Xypher)
The next generation of luxury consumers are much more socially conscious, and they look to invest in brands that see the world the way they do.
It is easy to understand why the rabble dislike cats. A cat is beautiful; it suggests ideas of luxury, cleanliness, voluptuous pleasures.
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.
All over America, people are making kamikaze choices about what to wear. They are misrepresenting the goods. They are letting their clothes write checks that their personalities cannot cash.
It is investment, i.e. the increased production of material wealth in the shape of capital goods, which alone increases national wealth.
For a product to really be sustainable, it's really got to deliver the goods for the end user. That drives the whole rest of the equation.
Rules are to be initiated for the allotment of scarce raw materials etc; and their use and processing for other than war, or otherwise absolutely vital, goods is prohibited
I think if there's anything that's important today, it's credibility with the voter, because the voter is tired of being sold a bill of goods.
The relief of suffering is a great good. The curing of illness and disease - these are great human goods. This is the mission of medicine.
We can be inspired by and renew our ancient culture of sustainable design and living. Why not set standards for producers and importers of all goods and services sold in India?
Science herself consults her heart when she lays it down that the infinite ascertainment of fact and correction of false belief are the supreme goods for man.
Business is a means- the only means- to increase the quantity of goods available for preserving life and rendering it more agreeable.
With the a cappella groups, every voice is like one string on a guitar, one note on the piano, or one cymbal, and you don't have the luxury of falling back on anything.
Less cars on the road means productivity and jobs growth, as it allows for the more efficient movement of goods and services and encourages greater urban population density.
I never understood bands saying Nirvana had anything to do with derailing their career. Maybe those bands didn't have the goods.
Free access to the single market will be granted to a country which accepts the four fundamental freedoms of movement of people, goods, services, and capital.
Everyone gives what he has. The soldier gives strength, the merchant goods, the teacher instruction, the farmer rice, the fisherman fish.
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