"The more people are involved in a given task, the more potential agreements need to be negotiated to do anything, and the greater the transaction costs."

-- Clay Shirky

#Agreement Quotes #People Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD”
“You know, women have a history of just being - we've been told all our lives not to say - in the fifties you couldn't say birth or even be pregnant hardly on television - and then gradually things have changed.”
“I think if you're in favor of World War III, you have your candidate. You know, here's the thing.”
“My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.”

Source : Wilkie Collins (2015). “The Woman in White: Wilkie Collins Top Collections”, p.484, 谷月社
“Strong prejudices in an ill-formed mind are hazardous to government, and when combined with a position of power even more so.”

Source : Barbara Tuchman (2015). “The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam”, p.131, Crux Publishing Ltd
“Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.”
“I love having 30 shots of every scene.”

Source : "Esquire's Nominating Academy Presents: Stellan Skarsgård". www.esquire.com. January 18, 2012.
“I don't paint, I hit.”

Source : Karel Appel, Rudolf Herman Fuchs, Danubiana, Meulensteen Art Museum (2005). “Karel Appel: retrospective 1945-2005”, Artimo Foundation

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