Quotes About Value

The shelf held nothing of value and it held everything of value. It was the past they'd both endured and escaped. It was despair and hope. It was life and death.

Once you realized just how valuable some things—some people—were, you'd fight even the devil to get them back. For her, he'd fight anyone. Everyone.

Someone firing a McGuire brother...priceless." Both

Not everything worth keeping has to be useful.

Not everything worth keeping needs to be useful

Don't ever choose the people who don't matter over the ones that do.

Oh, people will think what they think!...Don't ever choose the people who don't matter over the ones who do.

Oh, people will think what they think!" Grandma Lilah said. "Don't ever choose the people who don't matter over the ones who do.

Looking close can make something beautiful. Not everything worth keeping has to be useful. If you don't have the words you need, borrow someone else's.

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

We take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

Does the silkworm expend her yellow laborsFor thee? For thee does she undo herself?Are lordships sold to maintain ladyships,For the poor benefit of a bewildering minute?

Probably only those things are worth while which can preserve their validity in the eyes of a man threatened with instant death.

Proverbs are in the world of thought what gold coin is in the world of business - great value in small compass, and equally current among all people. Sometimes the proverb may be false, the coin counterfeit, but in both cases the false proves the value of the true.

It was curious that when we had been able to buy new clothes when we wanted we had never really appreciated them nor enjoyed them. You have to be in the position of needing things very badly indeed before you can appreciate possessing them.

God likes boys better than girls, doesn't He?" asked Anne suddenly. "No," replied Mr. Orme. The question startled him — in fact it horrified him — but he answered it quite quietly. "No," he repeated. "Certainly not." "I thought He did," said Anne. "Boys are more important, aren't they?" "No, we are all of equal importance in the sight of God. He loves us all.

He never wants to know things about me," continued Beryl. " He always wants to tell me about himself." " Yes, he is rather like that, but he's very fond of you." She nodded. " I know—but what's the good? " " What's the good? " I echoed in surprise. " He'll never be anything. He'll never make any money. A man like that isn't any good to a girl." I was dumb with amazement.

Some people would look at this and see junk," I said. "Others see history.

People want to express themselves - that's what fashion is for. You can go to Target and get something that Rodarte designed for $34, but would you want to go buy the higher version for $3,400? I think most people would say no.

Often, I feel like a cheap imitation aesthetically looks better to me than the real, out-of-reach thing. It's amazing that brands create a whole illusion of exclusivity and luxury, and then you can go get the $5 version of a $30,000 thing and feel the same way but have a cool little secret.

My brother is a policeman; my sister's an English teacher. When I hear what they make versus what I make, it's ridiculous.

There has to be more pressure on entrepreneurs, when they create great value, to give back. I always bank on an entrepreneur to give back and get great results versus giving that same money to the government.

Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.