Poverty and scarcity are actually very good for totalitarian societies. They maintain that sense of mobilization that's essential for totalitarian societies. — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
“Scarcity mentality measures out life by the ounce; it always concludes that the needs outweigh the resources.” — Erin M. Straza Copy Share Image
Farmers...can no longer keep up with rising demand; thus the outlook is for chronic scarcities and rising prices. — Lester R. Brown Copy Share Image
“Hunter-gathers, by nature, store information for use, understanding that there may be a time when information is scarce.” — Jud H. Copeland Brian C. O'Connor Jodi L. Kearns Copy Share Image
Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Scarcity Is Counting The Number Of Seeds In An Apple. Abundance Is Contemplating The Number Of Apples In A Seed. May You… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
My major problem with the world is a problem of scarcity in the midst of plenty ... of people starving while there… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
If we start with "limits" and a premise of scarcity and fear, it makes us fearful of each other, and that makes… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Producers think in the language of abundance rather than scarcity, take initiative instead of waiting for someone else to provide them with… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
What is the opposite of abundance? It's not scarcity. It's greed. Greed is the belief that there is not enough for everyone,… — Robert G. Allen Copy Share Image
“Roberta said, ‘With such devices we have made a major step towards a true post-scarcity society. Hunger banished without labour, for ever.’… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The scarcity of truth is atoned for by the abundance of affidavits; if a rumor be impugned, its veracity is easily strengthened… — Samuel Laman Blanchard Copy Share Image
Since scarcity is the basic economic problem, if it does not exist then there is no reason for my economics course. Devoting… — Kurt Bills Copy Share Image
Advertising is utterly unprofitable, and I could prove it to you in one week. End an ad with an offer to pay… — Claude C. Hopkins Copy Share Image
Everybody makes such a big deal today about team play because there's such a scarcity of it. Greed is a reason. You… — Pete Carril Copy Share Image
Chemistry itself knows altogether too well that - given the real fear that the scarcity of global resources and energy might threaten… — Kenichi Fukui Copy Share Image
There is an obvious evolutionary explanation for the scarcity of altruistic saints: Without a strong predilection for their own interests, our ancestors… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
The information glut has become a ruling cliche. As all resources - from energy to information - become more abundant, the presure… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
“Imagine that you start with the assumption that we live in a world of limited possibilities. You have a fixed mindset, a… — Mike Cernovich Copy Share Image
The mechanist is intimately convinced that a precise knowledge of the chemical constitution, structure, and properties of the various organelles of a… — Andre Michel Lwoff Copy Share Image
The contemporary tendency in our society is to base our distribution on scarcity, which has vanished, and to compress our abundance into… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
For too long we have tried to consume our way to prosperity. Look at the cost: polluted lands and oceans, climate change,… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable...It's uncomfortable… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“For an example of how perception of a limited supply can increase sales, look no further than Amazon.com. My recent search for… — Nir Eyal Copy Share Image
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. It becomes cheap as it becomes vulgar, and will no… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
An abundance of some good things is perfectly compatible with the scarcity of others; that life is everywhere precarious, man everywhere small. — Joseph Wood Krutch Copy Share Image
I believe that economics is based on scarcity of markets. And it's possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of… — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
It is our misfortune, as a historical generation, to live through the largest expansion in expressive capability in human history, a misfortune… — Clay Shirky Copy Share Image
The scarcity that afflicts the world is not the fault of either science or nature. The cause is defective economic institutions which… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
Discrimination is simply the act of choice. Scarcity requires us to choose; scarcity is the cause of discrimination! — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Yes, there is a crisis of hunger on the planet, but hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a… — Anna Lappe Copy Share Image
A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Bitcoin is a way to have programmable scarcity. The blockchain is the data structure that records the transfer of scarce objects. — Balaji Srinivasan Copy Share Image
Scarcity breeds determination, and not simply to have more, but to hold with high regard that which we already have — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“There's no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
We have to prepare our cities for the increasing scarcity of resources by increasing their density and energy efficiency. — Mathis Wackernagel Copy Share Image
If we only identify with the mortal world, then we identify with a level of scarcity and lack and brokenness, and that… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“Don't accept the fear that scarcity exists in any corner of your life. There is enough love, enough time, enough healing to… — Jewel Copy Share Image
“The Scarcity of Flowers in the society made guys settle for weeds and grasses… Trust me i'll rather import a Rose than… — GoalsRider Copy Share Image
Advertisers are happy to see the stuff they've branded out there for free, they don't care about scarcity, they want any message… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
