- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Worth Quotes
On value that only shows itself with time.
These worth quotes weigh value in different ways — skills that turn out worthless in practice, a refusal to fight over things not worth the trouble, and the idea that true worth only shows up over time rather than immediately. The theme runs close to Good quotes, another collection about what actually matters.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Said
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd said no to directing 'Snowtown' a few times and was quite scared of it, but I saw a story there that was worth telling.
- Liberty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Liberty is worth paying for.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 19th-century Continental porcelain plaques that are worth the most money are the pretty ones.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm under no illusions about the importance of my work. But if it has any worth, it is that it truly reflects the Brazilian people.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I die and am worth $50 million as opposed to $3 billion, it is really not important.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.
- Kindness
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- Nov 07, 2020
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.
- Buying
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- Nov 07, 2020
A book worth reading is worth buying.
- Process
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But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't worth the trouble put in.
- Assessment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our assessment of socio-economic worth is largely a sham. We scientists should not lend ourselves to it - though we routinely do. We should, instead, insist on applying the criterion of quality.
- Intelligent
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- Nov 07, 2020