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"In the UK, tons of records are now sold in grocery stores, because there are no record stores - it's iTunes or the grocery store. And almost every band that had an impact on me was on a major label. There's value in people actually hearing things, as well."
"I think mostly the commodifying comes after I've done something that has some other value to me."
"Ability without honor has no value."
"Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness."
"Health is value greater than studying."
"Science is of value because it can produce something."
"The value of emotions comes from sharing them, not just having them."
"When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are."
"Theory-free science makes about as much sense as value-free politics."
"The value of travel is not just the travel but what the travel makes of you."
"False values begin with the worship of things."
"The most effective way to ensure the value of the future is to confront the present courageously and constructively."
"The actual communicative value of what we say is usually quite small. I've lived for times in small, isolated fishing villages, where everyone knows everyone each other and everyone knows what's going on and everyone's watched the same TV programs and, really, there's not a whole lot of new information to convey. But there's still a lot of talking. What's said doesn't seem to matter; that you say it, and who you say it to, and how you say it is what matters."
"It's not about how smart you are. It's about your values."
"The maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself."
"To be able to grasp something of value, sometimes you have to perform seemingly inefficient acts."
"Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most."
"Fancy sets the value on the gifts of fortune."
"Where do we get our values from?"
"He that plaies his mony ought not to value it."
