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Quotes About Commerce

because genre is a construct for the purpose of commerce, not pleasure, and ultimately for the purpose of listening to less
~ Ben Ratliff
What he had was unqualified support from heavy hitters including former Treasury secretaries Larry Summers and Bob Rubin, as well as the chairman of the New York Fed's board—Pete Peterson, a former commerce secretary under
~ Ben S. Bernanke
La guerre est antérieure au commerce ; car la guerre et le commerce ne sont que deux moyens différents d'atteindre le même but : celui de posséder ce que l'on désire.
~ Benjamin Constant
No nation was ever ruined by trade.
~ Benjamin Franklin
There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war...This is robbery. The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.
~ Benjamin Franklin
In the old Republican days the subject of slavery and of the saving of the Union made appeals to the consciences and liberty-loving instincts of the people. These later years have been full of talk about commerce and dinner pails, but I feel sure that the American conscience and the American love of liberty have not been smothered. They will break through this crust of sordidness and realize that those only keep their liberties who accord liberty to others.
~ Benjamin Harrison
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
~ Adam Smith
The biggest part of our business has always been moving things, not paper. With the Internet, people in Mississippi can buy things from Macedonia, without regard to time or place or quantity.
~ Frederick W. Smith
If we don't set the rules for commerce in the Asia-Pacific region, China will.
~ William M. Daley
The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the authority to regulate interstate commerce, and the ENCRYPT Act sends a clear message that the complicated issues with encryption must be addressed thoughtfully and nationally.
~ Ted Lieu
NAFTA will continue to regulate the relationship between Mexico and Canada.
~ Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Congress has broad powers to regulate and control commerce. Congress also cannot force a state to 'un-decriminalize' something; states' rights are routinely upheld by the Court.
~ Matt Gaetz
I will use my position as chairman emeritus on the Energy and Commerce Committee to try to bring some common sense to EPA regulations.
~ Joe Barton
Protectionism in all its forms should be rejected, and efforts should be made to discipline measures that constitute barriers to trade.
~ Sushma Swaraj
We have to work towards free trade because otherwise we will miss out on many opportunities for cooperation, and relations amongst countries will become much more difficult.
~ Lee Hsien Loong
Our relations - the United States and Canada, that trade relationship is vitally important. There's a long history.
~ Lee Zeldin
When you have good relations, your commitment to your commerce is right, your payments are right and then when you're delivering good hits, a combination of all this results in people wanting to work with you.
~ Sajid Nadiadwala
Major labels act as banks in terms of how they produce and release your album. No major label is really good or bad; they just 100 per cent operate as a business, which makes sense... no hard feelings.
~ Solange Knowles
Saigon is hot, full of atmosphere, activity, and commerce.
~ Brendan Fraser
Miramar is known as the aviation hub; many businesses right here in the city are supplying the aviation industry.
~ Wayne Messam
Greece should really be a shipping hub for the world it really should be a shipping hub for the entire world not just for Europe.
~ Kyriakos Mitsotakis
The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
~ Howard Schultz
It's a shame that money has to enter into everything.
~ Gordan Korman
Money is not the value for which goods are exchanged, but the value by which they are exchanged
~ Gregory Benford