Commodity Quotes

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The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment. — Herbert Marcuse
A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in… — Karl Marx
Capital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself. It brings… — Karl Marx
I don't look at myself as a commodity, but I'm sure a lot of people have. — Marilyn Monroe
The American public believes that health care is a right and not a commodity. — Michael Moore
Words are a commodity in which there is never any slump. — Christopher Morley
Freedom is our most precious commodity and if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away. Individual freedom demands individual responsibility. — Lyn Nofziger
When I was a kid, phone calls were a premium commodity; only the very coolest kids had a phone line of their own, and long-distance… — Susan Orlean
Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed… — David Ricardo
If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow… — Tim Robbins
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… — John D. Rockefeller
Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have enough of, or the right kind of. It's an ongoing process. The opposite… — Sharon Salzberg
I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as… — Howard Schultz
Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually… — George Soros
If you have been divorced once - male or female, but especially for females - and you're over 40 you're actually a commodity. It means… — Patti Stanger
You know, you really can't beat a household commodity - the ketchup bottle on the kitchen table. — Adlai E. Stevenson
I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I… — Sting
Although oil is a commodity, it's still not a commodity like coffee, which, thank God, we will have with us always. At some point the… — James Surowiecki
What corporations fear is the phenomenon now known, rather inelegantly, as 'commoditization.' What the term means is simply the conversion of the market for a… — James Surowiecki
If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison… — Hunter S. Thompson

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