Quotes About Value

Pense nos idiotas da mesma forma que em crianças ou animais domésticos - não são suficientemente importantes para afectar o sue equilíbrio mental.

They come to accept things that are made cheaply and quickly. The idea that they might have to expend much effort to get what they want has been eroded by the proliferation of devices that do so much of the work for them, fostering the idea that they deserve all of this—that it is their inherent right to have and to consume what they want.

The more you are seen and heard from, the more common you appear. If you are already established in a group, temporary withdrawal from it will make you more talked about, even more admired. You must learn when to leave. Create value through scarcity.

la importancia de mantener las relaciones más estrechas posible con los clientes; la necesidad de conservar las ideas en el nivel más simple y realista posible; el valor de crear un producto superior y de ganar por habilidad, en oposición a hacer que todo apunte a ganar dinero.

En un mundo dominado por las apariencias, en el que el valor está determinado por la presencia pública, el terrorismo puede ofrecer un espectacular atajo a la publicidad, y por eso los terroristas ajustan su violencia a los medios de información, particularmente a la televisión.

En Japón hay un dicho popular que reza: "Tada yori takai mono wa nai", que significa: "Nada es más caro que algo que se da gratis". The Unspoken Way, MICHIHIRO MATSUMOTO, 1988

judge all things by what they cost you.

Everything that is rare is expensive: the more you are seen, the more you are heard, and the more ordinary you seem. If you are part of a group, step away for a while and you will be talked about more, and even admired more. Practice absence: scarcity will increase your value.

What is offered for free is dangerous--it usually involves either a trick or a hidden obligation. What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit.

Powerful people judge everything by what it costs, not just in money but in time, dignity, and peace of mind.

What withdraws, what becomes scarce, suddenly seems to deserve our respect and honor.

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others, that is too high a price to pay.

Price fixing is a bit like jumping off a tall building shouting, "I abolish the law of gravity." You cannot simply decree that something is worth more than anyone will pay for it or less than sellers will accept for it.

Nothing of value is free. Even the breath of life is purchased at birth only through gasping effort and pain.

Nothing of value is free. Even the breath of life is purchased at birth only through gasping effort and pain... The best things in life are beyond money; their price is agony and sweat and devotion... and the price demanded for the most precious of all things in life is life itself--ultimate cost for perfect value

Las mejores cosas de la vida están por encima del dinero; su precio es la angustia, el sudor y la dedicación, y el precio que exige la más preciosa de de todas las cosas es la vida misma, el costo definitivo para el valor perfecto

TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch) by Robert Heinlein from his book The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

The best of men are not much better than housebroken. But then, the best of them are worth the trouble of housebreaking.

In any trade, you needed to make the other fellow think he was getting something extra

Small things were important. Seconds were small things, and if you heaped enough of those on top of one another, they became a man's life.

The fact that the price must be paid is proof that it is worth paying.

He's a little plump for my taste, but I always say a man can't be too fat if enough gold comes with it.

Oh, very well. The best of men are not much better than housebroken." Nynaeve paused, and added half to herself, "But then, the best of them are worth the trouble of housebreaking.

Babi tetaplah babi walaupun dicat emas Rand al'Thor