Quotes About Value

Das Leben hat a priori keinen Sinn. Ehe Sie leben, ist das Leben nichts; es liegt bei Ihnen, ihm einen Sinn zu verleihen, und der Wert ist nichts anderes als der Sinn, den Sie wählen.

Real ladies do not know the price of things

Antes de alguém viver, a vida, em si mesma, não é nada; é quem é a vive que deve dar-lhe um sentido; e o valor nada mais que constatar-se, assim, que é possível criar uma comunidade humana.

A work of art is only a page torn from a life. It expresses this life, of course, but it could have very well not expressed it. No matter, for everything has the same value, whether it be writing The Possessed or drinking a cup of coffee.

Tout homme a son lieu naturel; ni l'orgueil ni la valeur n'en fixent l'altitude: l'enfance décide.

I really believe in my work and in no way think I'm taking advantage of anyone. I feel generous when selling my art.

I do all the work so it's only right that I should get the most money. Plus I am the most handsome.

I think the Space Shuttle is worth one billion dollars a launch. I think that it is worth two billion dollars for what it does. I think the Shuttle is worth it for the work it does.

Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family, to contribute to the growth of one's own nation.

When you work for the thing you believe in You're rich though the whole way is rough- But work that is simply for money Will never quite pay you enough.

The poorest shack in which love prevails over a united family is of greater value to God and future humanity than any other riches. In such a home God can work miracles and will work miracles.

To make three guineas do the work of five.

The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck.

I believe that the true value of life lies in work, diligence and innovation. After all, work is the essence of humanity.

If you're a painter and you want people to know who you are and recognize your work, you've got to build some long-term value.

Pay minimum wage, you get minimum work. Nobody seems to get that.

All true work is sacred.

Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W's you control in your life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it.

Why should I pay the bums all that good folding money and then go out and do all the work myself?

I feel close to Marvin Gaye, Vincent van Gogh, because nobody appreciated his work until he was dead. Now it's worth millions.

I don't mind paying people more for something if we're getting more. But just to change a deal because you're greedy and you want more? No. I'm not gonna go along with that.

And if any work that I have done should have value beyond my own lifetime, I believe it will be the happy labors of the decade 1869-1878.

You must bring out of each word its practical cash-value, set it at work within the stream of your experience.

It's amazing how important your job is when you want the day off - and how unimportant it is when you want a raise.