Auctions Quote by Ambrose Bierce Download Open image “An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.” — Ambrose Bierce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Auctions Deception Democracy Election Goods Stolen
Government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods. — Henry Louis Mencken Copy Share Image
The elections are run by the same guys who sell toothpaste. They show you an image of a sports hero, or a sexy model,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Election is an act of God before creation in which He chooses some people to be saved, not on account of any foreseen merit… — Wayne Grudem Copy Share Image
An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The last two elections were stolen. They were stolen and so we will not rest until we reclaim our democracy and this is what… — Barbara Lee Copy Share Image
Elections are zero-sum games. That means that there's always one winner and a lot of losers. If you just get one more vote than… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
Election victories are a harvest. You plant the seed. For months or years, you water and tend them. In the election season, you reap… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
War's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins. — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
It is not the time to put school districts up for auction. Now is the time to galvanize them into action. — Andy Hargreaves Copy Share Image
The book of the moment often has immense vogue, while the book of the age, which comes in its company from the press, lies… — Hamilton Wright Mabie Copy Share Image
In all fairness to the auction companies ? most companies are not car experts, they are marketers. I caution buyers to make sure that… — Mark Hyman, M.D Copy Share Image
The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I am not opposed to the art market. I have lots of friends who are collectors. But the whole idea of the art market… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
A tipping point is invisible, as we just saw in Greece. In most situations, everything appears fine until it's not fine, until, for example,… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
I don't know much about auctions. I sometimes go to previews and see art sardined into ugly rooms. I've gawked at the gaudy prices,… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
If you didn't auction the [CO2] permits, it would represent the largest corporate welfare program that has ever been enacted in the history of… — Peter R. Orszag Copy Share Image
Scott has to be one of the most talented artists I've ever seen. He really captures his subjects in a unique way. He is… — Bob Lilly Copy Share Image
Once they witnessed one of his painting sold at auction for $100,000. And asked how you do it, he said, 'I feel as a… — Edgar Degas Copy Share Image
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