#commodity

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture. ↗

— Christine Baranski

#culture #i #our #sad #say

For things to have value in man's world, they are given the role of commodities. Among man's oldest and most constant commodity is woman. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#commodities #commodity #constant #given #man

Time is the scarcity, and it's the commodity we can't create any more of. ↗

— Jim Mitchell

#commodity #create #more #scarcity #time

If a commodity were in no way useful, - in other words, if it could in no way contribute to our gratification, - it would be destitute of exchangeable value, however scarce it might be, or whatever quantity of labour might be necessary to procure it. ↗

— David Ricardo

#contribute #could #destitute #exchangeable #exchangeable value

If the quantity of labour realized in commodities, regulate their exchangeable value, every increase of the quantity of labour must augment the value of that commodity on which it is exercised, as every diminution must lower it. ↗

— David Ricardo

#commodities #commodity #diminution #every #exchangeable

In stating the principles which regulate exchangeable value and price, we should carefully distinguish between those variations which belong to the commodity itself, and those which are occasioned by a variation in the medium in which value is estimated, or price expressed. ↗

— David Ricardo

#between #carefully #commodity #distinguish #estimated

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun. ↗

— John D. Rockefeller

#any #coffee #commodity #deal #i

That's just the way this business works. You're a reliable commodity. ↗

— Christy Romano

#commodity #just #reliable #way #works

I have two kids, career and I travel, and I don't think my life is any different than most couples. The most valuable commodity now for many people is time and how to parcel that out. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#career #commodity #couples #different #how

Commodity prices are at a record high. In 1933, the world's population was just over 2 billion people. Today, there are 7 billion mouths to feed - many of them depending on American agriculture. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#american #billion #commodity #depending #feed