Quotes About Scarcity

A vida é um hospital Onde quase tudo falta. Por isso ninguém te cura E morrer é que é ter alta.

Famine is a consequence of poverty.

In Canada, we have so much land, so much space, and so few people.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.

Time is a resource whose supply is inversely proportional to its demand.

If you want something, it will elude you. If you do not want something, you will get ten of it in the mail.

We have been growing more food than we need since the '60s... what we have is a terrible distribution problem.

In a time when nothing is more certain than change, the commitment of two people to one another has become difficult and rare. Yet, by its scarcity, the beauty and value of this exchange have only been enhanced.

Nothing very expensive, as you can see, though when you're poor anything that isn't free is expensive.

You never miss the water until the well runs dry.

In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that

And, while expressing gratitude seems innocent enough, it is a revolutionary idea. In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires. Gratitude cultivates an ethic of fullness, but the economy needs emptiness.

Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires. Gratitude cultivates an ethic of fullness, but the economy needs emptiness.

It is not just changes in policies that we need, but also changes to the heart. Scarcity and plenty are as much qualities of the mind and spirit as they are of the economy. Gratitude plants the seed for abundance.

In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires. Gratitude cultivates an ethic of fullness, but the economy needs emptiness.

The market system artificially creates scarcity by blocking the flow between the source and the consumer.

When times are easy and there's plenty to go around, individual species can go it alone. But when conditions are harsh and life is tenuous, it takes a team sworn to reciprocity to keep life going forward. In a world of scarcity, interconnection and mutual aid become critical for survival.

Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires.

In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires. Gratitude cultivates an ethic of fullness

There was no fuel now for the homes and apartments in Copenhagen, and the winter nights were terribly cold.

Women now were told not to settle for second best, told that they deserved better, but at a time, it seemed, when there was so much less to go around.

Even gold is worth less than bread

Most of all we needed a fat bear, for of all things, fat is the hardest to come by in the wilderness.

It's so dreadful to be poor! sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.