Barter Quotes

43 quotes by 39 authors

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when… — Wystan Hugh Auden
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. — Edmund Burke
The colonists are by the law of nature free-born, as indeed all man are, white or black...It is a clear truth that those who every… — James Otis
The first and probably most fundamental aspect of this crisis is that we are now close to the commodification of everything. That is, historical capitalism… — Immanuel Wallerstein
I do not choose to be a common manâ€¦it is my right to be uncommonâ€”if I canâ€¦I seek opportunityâ€”not securityâ€¦I want to take the calculated… — Peter O'Toole
When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war. — Len Deighton
An intellectual hatred is the worst, So let her think opinions are accursed. Have I not seen the loveliest woman born Out of the mouth… — William Butler Yeats
These statements absolutely do not correspond to reality. The Russian proposals are very simple stop all form of barter arrangements and shift to normal, market… — Viktor Khristenko
I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their suppliers,… — Mark McCormack
A society that relies on generalized reciprocity is more efficient than a distrustful society, for the same reason that money is more efficient than barter.… — Robert D. Putnam
Laissez-faire capitalism, or anarchocapitalism, is simply the economic form of the libertarian ethic. Laissez-faire capitalism encompasses the notion that men should exchange goods and services,… — Karl Hess
Love shouldn't make a beggar of one. I wouldn't want love if I had to beg for it, to barter or qualify it. And I… — Jacqueline Susann
I used love like money, but love doesn't work like money. It is not a commodity. When we barter with it, we all lose. When… — Donald Miller
Invitation is not only a step in bringing people together, it is also a fundamental way of being in a community. It manifests the willingness… — Peter Block
To an Earthkeeper, love is not a feeling or something your barter with. Love is the essence of who you are, and it radiates from… — Alberto Villoldo
If I had my life to live over again, I would elect to be a trader of goods rather than a student of science. I… — Albert Einstein
In the world take always the position of the giver. Give everything and look for no return. Give love, give help, give service, give any… — Swami Vivekananda
As has been stated, the purpose of money is to split barter into two parts so that the seller is free to find his source… — E.C. Riegel
Give people pride and they'll live on bread and water, bless their exploiters, and even die for them. Self-surrender is a transaction of barter: we… — Eric Hoffer
To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. They are eager to barter their independence for relief from the burdens… — Eric Hoffer

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