Quotes About Value

She used to think that success was like gold, worth sifting through mud for, and that love would always be there, waiting somehow on the riverbanks for her when she was done panning. She couldn't imagine now why she'd thought that, given her background. She ought to have recognized love's scarcity early on. If success were gold, lying in rivers, love was a diamond, buried hundreds of feet beneath the surface of the earth and unrecognizable in its natural form.

The old are just old.

We understand the value of forgetting, the lure of reinvention. Lately

We understand the value of forgetting, the lure of reinvention.

Yo procedo de una generación más reservada. Comprendemos el valor de olvidar, el aliciente de reinventarnos.

Her age made her particularly invisible to those who cared most about appearance and power;

I would have been fine." "I couldn't take the chance." "Why not?" He hesitated. "Because as much as I hate to admit it, you're good at what you do. And we can't afford to lose someone who's good." " 'We'? " she repeated. He glanced around. "Père Clément. And others like him." "Forgers." "Shhhh," he said instantly.

Remember: the planes cost a bloody fortune. You, on the other hand, are easily replaceable. Act accordingly

Une société qui se serait emparé de toute la richesse sociale et qui aura hautement proclamée que "tous" ont droit à cette richesse, - quelle que fut la part qu'ils eussent prises antérieurement à la créer, - sera forcée d'abandonner toute idée de salariat, soit en monnaie, soit en bons de travail.

To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred and valuable. To be negative at all times is to be threatened by ridiculousness and instant discreditably.

In a market, preceptions could be as important as reality. p.403

New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.

One of the few good things about modern times If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

What you do not suffer for, you can never truly value.

Once you carry your own water you will know the value of every drop.

A value is like a fax machine: it's not much use if you're the only one who has one.

Maybe it was time to hit the reset button on the world. Make people see that there were consequences to their actions. Make them remember what they had and value it enough to protect it.

La persona que descubrió la capacidad de querer a alguien, seguramente descubrió algo más importante que las descubiertas del premio Nobel. Si el ser humano no es capaz o no quiere dar la debida importancia a eso, mejor sería si el hombre fuera extinto para siempre. Ojalá ocurra una colisión de planetas o algo que valga y todo sea rápidamente destruido.

you're so blinded by the perfect vision of what you want that you can't appreciate the gift you have right in front of you.

I would say that if you're human, creating a space where you can regularly check in with yourself, refocus on what really matters, and then have that as the focus of action is invaluable.

Learning locked in mildewed books is of little use to anyone and therefore of no value unless it can be used.

I've waited for you my whole life, Alyssa, and trust me when I say, you are worth every second.

Real loss only occurs when you lose something that you love more than yourself. Anonymous

I fear that I am losing my mind. But really, it would not be such a precious thing to lose, as it only causes me pain.