David Ricardo Quotes

The exchangeable value of all commodities, rises as the difficulties of their production increase.

David Ricardo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 18, 1772 - September 11, 1823

Topics

ValueDifficultiesProductionRises

I'm constantly out of my mind trying to stay in shape.

Jimmy Chin

MindTryingOutShapeStay

Those of us who have yet to find philanthropy may find there is a far greater reward from it than from wealth creation.

John Caudwell

WealthRewardFindCreationMayUs

Nothing in life prepared me for the way I felt about being a mother. Until then, I sort of felt like a blank sheet of paper. I was always trying to second-guess myself, to be what others wanted me to be.

Sissy Spacek

LifeMotherMyselfMeTryingWay

In many ways, playing a real person is slightly easier because you have a road map. When you're playing someone fictitious, there's myriad ways in. With a real person, there's boundaries, and that sometimes makes the work easier.

Ruth Negga

WorkRoadSomeoneYouPersonMap

It doesn't sound that cool to say it, but I still get nervous for any show. But it's different degrees - playing a small basement of a club versus playing a festival like Firefly or Bonnaroo. The feeling is, 'Crap, I'm about to be blasted in the face,' and once you get started, then it's like, 'OK, I've done this before. I know what I'm doing.'

Josh Dun

CoolSmallFaceDoingYouKnow

I was 15 years old at university, studying economics and philosophy, and I saw a retrospective of Australian film. They were very raw. 'Picnic at Hanging Rock,' 'Gallipoli;' they were fantastic.

Deborah Kara Unger

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Children are ready to learn when they are ready to learn, not necessarily when their parents are ready to teach them.

Clayton M. Christensen

ChildrenParentsLearnReadyTeach

The humanitarian developers behind World of Warcraft have also discovered a way to bribe gamers into turning off their computers and going outside. If you log off for a few days, your character will be more 'rested' when you resume playing, a mode that temporarily speeds up your leveling.

Clive Thompson

CharacterWorldComputersYouResume

I'm quite subdued, believe it or not. I switch it on for the camera.

Cilla Black

BelieveCameraSwitchQuiteSubdued

I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags.

Arthur Smith

FindTryChangesStudentsBrains

We know that creative people have all sorts of demons.

Suzy Menkes

CreativePeopleDemonsKnow

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Peter Marshall

LifeStrengthStrongDiamondsGrow

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