Usefulness Quote by Josh Billings

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

— Josh Billings

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

— Josh Billings

It would be hard to conceive of any activity more useless than stamp collecting.

— Dave Barry

Not everything worth keeping has to be useful.

— Cynthia Lord

“Yes, a deep lesson from the postage stamp. It attaches itself to a moveable material, the envelope and gets going. A good relationship keeps…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Usefulness depends on tractability.

— Kenneth Arrow

I try not to stick to any one thing, you know. That's always been important to me.

— Bobcat Goldthwait

Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having.

— Ivor Novello

“People have trouble discarding things that they could still use (functional value), that contain helpful information (informational value), and that have sentimental ties (emotional…

— Marie Kondō

“Useful things are important. People don’t just value practical information, they share it. Offering practical value helps make things contagious.”

— Jonah Berger

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.

— Richard J. Foster

Despite living in an increasingly digital world, there are a few things I still like to keep as physical reminders. So every time I…

— Ruzwana Bashir