Quotes About Value

In the big picture, it doesn't really matter if we never made a record, or we never sang a song. That isn't important.

I always charge for my songs and never sing for free.

When people who are songwriters say 'That's my property and if you give it away for free then I'll lose my incentive,' then, well, good riddance.

A sonic logo on its own isn't going to do very much. We get frustrated with smaller brands who come to us and say, 'We need a bing-bong'. You just can't encapsulate a brand for £500 in a three-second sound. It doesn't work.

No matter the risks we take, we always consider the end to be too soon, even though in life, more than anything else, quality should be more important than quantity.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

Gold, we think, is something polished and perfect, sophisticated, a luxury. But in its natural state, it's a raw element.

To me, if there is any sort of value added to the accumulation of knowledge over time, then the work of artists should be a reflection of that accumulated value, accumulated knowledge. You have to demonstrate that you have the sophistication to put that into play in the work you're making.

Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.

One of the most important things in my childhood were the new books that came in. I feel sorry for kids today who have so many other options like television that they may not value books as much as they could enjoy them.

I want to be compensated. If I'm working at the post office, and I'm sorting the same mail as the person to the right, and they're making $25 an hour and I'm making $21, I need to know what is this person doing so much better that he's getting $4 more than me. That's just knowing the market and being a smart businessman.

Don't sell your soul to buy peanuts for the monkeys.

One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind.

Sound money is the sine qua non of a prosperous society.

For me, it doesn't matter how difficult something is, it doesn't matter how impressive it is, it's what sounds best that really counts.

You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.

When I arrived at Campbell on January 8, 2001, the company had lost half its market value in the prior year. They had to cut costs to the point where they were literally taking the chicken out of chicken noodle soup and the product was no longer competitive.

The people of the Southern States now own near five millions of these negroes, and they are worth to them near three millions of dollars.

We love renovating spaces to maximize a home's equity.

My chocolate is special because it's real. My pistachios are from Italy, and the almonds are from Spain. We make our own marzipan. If I sell a product that says 'raspberry,' it's real raspberry. My plan was to make the best product possible and be the least expensive of the best chocolate makers. That's still our position.

To live fully, we must learn to use things and love people, and not love things and use people.

When you're confident in what you bring to the table, you don't have to chase and beg anyone to sit down and eat.

Everyone isn't going to embrace your value, but that doesn't mean you need to go and change your price.

The only step that makes the valuable to become valueless is the negative side of your eyes that you use to see it.