Quotes About Rarity

Photography, when used as a representational art, is not a mere copy of nature. This is proved by the rarity of the 'good' photograph.

Nothing is rarer than true good nature; they who are reputed to have it are generally only pliant or weak.

Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only apolitical but antipolitical, perhaps the most powerful of all antipolitical forces.

...the rarest of all human qualities is consistency.

To my mind the old masters are not art; their value is in their scarcity.

As a general rule the one who is not easily accessible is more valuable.

Ability and talent never loose the value, because demand for it highly exceeds the supply of it.

Common sense ain't common.

America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.

Krankzinnigheid is iets wat alleen door zijn zeldzaamheid wordt bepaald. Als van honderd mensen er vijf en negentig krankzinnig zijn, dan zijn niet zij krankzinnig, maar de vijf, die het niet zijn

I have long known that it is part of God's plan for me to spend a little time with each of the most stupid people on earth, and Mary Ellen was proof that even in the Appalachian woods I would not be spared. It became evident that she was a rarity.

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare. They are paid in proportion to the supply and demand of them.

Plus rien n'avait d'importance. C'est tellement rare cette sensation d'être envahi totalement.

A dice maker agreed with Scarne: "Once in a blue moon you might find a single store die that classes as a perfect, but the chance of finding two of them in a box of 60 and the chance that they would both be sold to the same purchaser as a pair is so small you can forget about it. It never happened.

Common sense - so rare it's a god damn superpower

A deep and sober concern to please God is the rarest of rarities.

Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

My good mood felt like an endangered species.

A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.

If I am dissatisfied, it's simply because good photos are few and far between. A good photo is a miracle.

If only art were as rare as good taste.

I like the whole package to be good, It's a rarity that that happens, so I end up not working a lot.

I'm one of the few people in Hollywood who actually had a good childhood.