"Possessing utility, commodities derive their exchangeable value from two sources: from their scarcity, and from the quantity of labour required to obtain them."

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Source : David Ricardo (1821). “On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation”, p.2

David Ricardo

#Two Quotes #Scarcity Quotes #Commodity Quotes

“The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism (which makes stocks too expensive) and unjustified pessimism (which makes them too cheap). The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.”

Source : Benjamin Graham (2009). “The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed”, p.13, Harper Collins
“Don't fear sharing your best ideas online: 1) Competition already knows what you are up to 2) People like leaders not followers.”
“I'd rather have a lot of little donations than a couple big ones. That shows that people care and are giving what they can.”
“We cannot progress as a society, as a people, if we lack compassion”

Source : "5 Ways Ian Somerhalder Has Taught Me to Live Life" by Dina Khayal, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2013.
“Inevitably in any work you do I think that there is a sense of continuity, and I like that.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“An ounce of behavior is worth a pound of words.”

Source : Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell (2012). “Sanford Meisner on Acting”, p.4, Vintage
“I think the concern over rising interest rates is ahead of itself because I think inflationary fears themselves might be premature,”
“To write three series a year you only need to commit to writing 10 pages per day, or editing 50 pages of text per day. Plus, writing is my job, and I need to write to eat, so I'm highly motivated to get up and get to work!”

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