Quotes About Worth

We should not say that one man's hour is worth another man's hour, but rather that one man during an hour is worth just as much as another man during an hour. Time is everything, man is nothing: he is at the most time's carcass.

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

If you're a social scientist worth your salt, you never do a univariate analysis.

Remember that the revolution is what is important, and each one of us, alone, is worth nothing.

Taking control of our laws border and money, run not by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats in Brussels but by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats in Britain. That ladies and gentlemen is a dream worth fighting for.

The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.

You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.

Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.

Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace.

No member of our generation who wasn't a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.

It is right and necessary that all should have work to do which shall be worth doing and be of itself pleasant to do, and which should be done under such conditions as would make it neither over-wearisome nor over-anxious.

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

If we die, we want people to accept it. We're in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.

When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves.

I'm worth more dead than alive. Don't cry for me after I'm gone; cry for me now.

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.

Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trades his is soon a pile of feathers.

And there never was an apple, in Adam's opinion, that wasn't worth the trouble you got into for eating it.

When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.

Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe in progressive politics and the beneficial role of government, rather than a detriment.

Mothers have always held such symbolic weight in determining a person's worth. Your mother tongue, your motherland, your mother's values - these things can qualify or disqualify you from attaining myriad American dreams: love, fluency, citizenship, legitimacy, acceptance, success, freedom.

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.