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The public, who consume the new commodity or profit by...

The public, who consume the new commodity or profit by the new invention, are much better judges of its merit than the government can be.

Quote by Charles Babbage about invention, judges, merit, public

Imagine a thousand more such daily intrusions in your life, every hour and minute of every day, and you can grasp the source of this paranoia, this anger that could consume me at any moment if I lost control.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott about anger, moment, day, life, contentment

Many of us are alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of medical care, including patients, who are the consumers. However, medical malpractice is not the reason for these increasing costs.

Quote by Joe Baca about reason

As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So does the one Self take the shape Of every creature in whom he is present.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about objects, present, self-control, fire, fire brigade

It's been shown that most people download viruses unwittingly - they don't know they're doing it until it's too late. That's what I mean here. We're talking about protecting the consumer.

Quote by Bill Gates about talking, people

An increase in the relative price of products from the low wage manufacturers in Asia and Latin America will also make those products less attractive to American consumers.

Quote by Martin Feldstein about salary, americans

Homeowners who refinanced their mortgages took out cash and reduced their monthly payments at the same time. Much of the cash obtained by refinancing was spent on consumer durables, home improvements and the like.

Quote by Martin Feldstein about home, time

The price of imported oil in the US doubled between summer 2003 and summer 2005, reducing consumers' purchasing power by more than 1 per cent of gross domestic product.

Quote by Martin Feldstein about power

Beauty is directly proportional to the number of drinks...

Beauty is directly proportional to the number of drinks consumed.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, numbers, beauty

I was 17 and just learning what high fidelity was, what good sound was, and learning the mechanics of tape machines. It was a real education, going right from the consumer end to the record factory.

Quote by Alan Parsons about teaching, fidelity, education, rightness, real estate, end, good, good luck

It was a real shame that the technology wasn't up to the...

It was a real shame that the technology wasn't up to the creation that was going on with quad. It just wasn't reaching the consumer in the right way.

Quote by Alan Parsons about shame, technology, creation, rightness, real estate

In an organic system you don't waste anything. We need to...

In an organic system you don't waste anything. We need to educate the consumer to accept a tiny blemish on an orange.

Quote by Robert Patterson about war, waste, need, contentment

No state, furthermore, unless it has aggressive military designs such as those which consumed Nazi leaders in the thirties, is likely to divert to defense any more of its resources and wealth and energy than seems necessary.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about state, army, wealth

People are constantly just spoon fed mindless rubbish...

People are constantly just spoon fed mindless rubbish because it's easy to just sit there like a zombie and consume it.

Quote by Simon Pegg about people

We live in a world of things, and our only connection...

We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them.

Quote by Erich Fromm about opinion, things, world

Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn...

Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak.

Quote by August Strindberg about happiness, end

If you want to become obscenely rich, give the people...

If you want to become obscenely rich, give the people something to consume with millions.

Quote by Marius Torok about ability, wealth, people, contentment

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