Utility Quotes

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The even mead, that erst brought sweetly forth The freckled cowslip, burnet, and green clover, Wanting the scythe, all uncorrected, rank, Conceives by idleness, and… — William Shakespeare
It is the acquisition of skills in particular, irrespective of their utility, that is potent in making life meaningful. Since man has no inborn skills,… — Eric Hoffer
Nothing is more useful to man that those arts which have no utility. — Ovid
Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the various elements which the painter uses to express his sentiments. In a picture every… — Henri Matisse
The walking stick serves the purpose of an advertisement that the bearer's hands are employed otherwise than in useful effort, and it therefore has utility… — Thorstein Veblen
The superior excellence imputed to the book, which imitates the products of antique and obsolete processes, is conceived to be chiefly a superior utility in… — Thorstein Veblen
If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless... nobody wants to be in it. — Roger Scruton
Our attitude towards plants is a singularly narrow one. If we see any immediate utility in a plant we foster it. If for any reason… — Rachel Carson
Legalize racing in every State. Sure people will bet, but they get to see the horses run and you certain can't see General Motors and… — Will Rogers
If you are without bread, how much wisdom can you boast and of what real utility are your talents, if you cannot procure for yourselves… — Brigham Young
The gospel we preach must not be just something we hear from men or read from books or even conceived through our meditation. Unless it… — Watchman Nee
The nineteenth century, utilitarian throughout, set up a utilitarian interpretation of the phenomenon of life which has come down to us and may still be… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
The Great War differed from all ancient wars in the immense power of the combatants and their fearful agencies of destruction, and from all modern… — Winston Churchill
In the United States the sovereign authority is religious, and consequently hypocrisy must be common; but there is no country in the world where the… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Already renewable energy advocates are noting that the 42 miles of above-ground right-of-way between Yosemite and the city could be fitted with enough solar panels… — Matt Gonzalez
Ah, the power of two. There's nothing quite like it. Especially when it comes to paying utility bills, parenting, cooking elaborate meals, purchasing a grown-up… — Sloane Crosley
We can't ever forget that the Internet now is just a staid utility. The exciting platforms are software applications that are very, very simple. — Mark Cuban
Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success. — Thomas A. Edison
Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Failures of perspective in decision-making can be due to aspects of the social utility paradox, but more often result from simple mistakes caused by inadequate… — Herman Kahn

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