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The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.
There is something like an explosion in the meaning of certain words: they have a greater value than their meaning in the dictionary.
God exists, if only in the form of a meme with high survival value, or infective power, in the environment provided by human culture.
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'
I have encountered thousands of value investors over the years and am constantly struck by their differences - and their similarities.
I believe that Bitcoin holds value as a form of 'good money' that is superior to any previously discovered or developed form of money.
If you have a lot of data and you want to create value from that data, one of the things you might consider is building up an AI team.
Growing up, I just wanted to be like everyone else. I didn't value or understand the beauty in being different at the time in my life.
Some experiences can give you a chip on your shoulder, but they also teach you the value of independence and looking out for yourself.
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.
A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery.
The modern meaning of life's end-when does it end? How does it end? How should it end? What is the value of life? How do we measure it?
There's no understandable reason why the financial services industry has not developed a more comprehensive sharing of the value chain.
The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
Many of the best teachers I know are being laid off because their unions value seniority over intellect, passion, creativity, and drive.
I learned to question everything you read. Don't take anything at face value. Don't care what other people say. I liked that philosophy.
What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
I think the acquisition of consumers might be on the verge of being mapped. The battlefield is going to be retention and lifetime value.
Value can mean a price. Value can mean exclusivity. Value can mean, 'I can't get it anywhere else, and this is really something I want.'
What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?
My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value.
A lot of people are happy to give money to charities but are wary of giving through taxes because they feel it doesn't produce any value.
The science of operations, as derived from mathematics more especially, is a science of itself, and has its own abstract truth and value.
When billionaire car dealers or manufacturers pay for ambassadorships, at least they pay with money earned by selling something of value.
I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.
Ripple is focused on enabling a global network of financial institutions to use our software to create what we call the Internet of Value.
With the SEO value of Gawker, I could sell anything, including 'Gorilla Mindset' books. I would self-monetize. The way Alex Jones does it.
Google has been doing well. As much as possible we're trying to share back with the employees. They will continue to create a lot of value.
A truly empowered woman turns her values into verbs. She understands what she values most, and she takes steps to bring that value to life.
Emancipation, to be of any value to the slave, must be the free, voluntary act of the master, performed from a conviction of its propriety.
Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.
I'm proud to be associated with the value system at Berkshire Hathaway; I think you'll make more money in the end with good ethics than bad.
We define ourselves, in part, by the discriminations we make. The value of what we love is enriched by our understanding of what we dislike.
That's the value of a college education... I don't know anywhere in the world where you can make an investment and make that kind of return.
We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.
Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.
In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.
I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.
I think it's becoming cool to have mental toughness or to meditate. It's a thing, but I don't think people really understand the value of it.
The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value.
It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.
Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important.
You can make people feel valued or cared for by design alone. It's not purely about money. It's about how we choose to value human experience.
As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
All American consumers have the same needs - to buy great consumer products, with savings and value, and with the convenience of easy delivery.
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.