"It is common to distinguish necessaries, comforts, and luxuries; the first class including all things required to meet wants which must be satisfied, while the latter consist of things that meet wants of a less urgent character."

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Source : Alfred Marshall (1997). “Principles of Economics”

Alfred Marshall

#Character Quotes #Class Quotes #Luxury Quotes

“... men want recognition of their work, to help them believe in themselves.”

Source : Dorothy Miller Richardson (1931). “Dawn's Left Hand”
“Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.”

Source : Tahir Shah (2013). “Sorcerer's Apprentice paperback”, p.73, Lulu.com
“Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful.”

Source : George E. P. Box, Norman R. Draper (2007). “Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses”, p.63, John Wiley & Sons
“Palestinian Arabs [are] people who breed and bleed and advertise their misery.”
“I had a cheat sheet because I knew Tarell [Alvin McCraney]. His movie is largely autobiographical. I knew about certain events in his life and some of the people he talks about. I had visited the place where he lived many times so I understood innately what that was.”

Source : Source: chicago.gopride.com
“It was as if pain were a room he had entered and the door had been locked behind him.”
“Taking risks in older age is more courageous because you have more to lose. When you have nothing, you have nothing to lose.”
“Our beliefs are, however, often contrary to fact.”

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