Quotes for All
If God had wanted us to spend all our time fretting about the problems of home ownership, He would never have created beer. This is not to say that I am recommending that you totally ignore your responsibilities as a homeowner and just sit around all day with a can of beer in your hand. … Read more
To defend Western Europe we have to let the Pentagon buy all these tanks and guns and things, and the Pentagon is unable to buy any object that that costs less than a condominium in Vail. If the Pentagon needs, say, fruit, it will argue that it must have fruit that can withstand the rigors … Read more
In food, issues that surround purchasing and that whole realm have a very political component and they branch into stories that can be really compelling. Just being on the farm, interacting with all these people in the industry, leads to personal narratives that can be used to make a larger point. Dan Barber
A New York City judge struck down a proposed law to ban sodas larger than 16 ounces. I think Mayor Bloomberg should spend his time trying to improve stuff like education. New York needs a better education system if kids didn’t figure out they could get around the 16-ounce soda ban by simply purchasing two … Read more
I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass. Christopher Columbus
When you’re making a purchasing decision around an appliance or a car or a home, that’s when to take the environment into mind, but don’t dwell so much on paper versus plastic. Chip Giller
Exercise your purchasing power as a consumer, volunteer and bring joy to those in need, and share your experiences, tell your stories, and inspire others along the way. Blake Mycoskie
Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster. Bernard Baruch
That is simple. In the Colonies we issue our own money. It is called Colonial Scrip. We issue it in proper proportion to the demands of trade and industry to make the products pass easily from the producers to the consumers. In this manner creating for ourselves our own paper money, we control its purchasing … Read more
Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice. Anita Roddick