Winslow Homer Quotes

It isn't as important to buy as cheap as possible as it is to buy at the right time.

Everything is for sale if the price is right.

You'd never look at a Rembrandt and say, 'That's just wood and canvas and paint - how much?!' It's all about how many people want it. It works on a pair of jeans as well - they're just material and stitching, and as soon as you walk out of the shop, they're worth nothing.

The reality is that we are all economists. We all deal with scarcity as we make choices and calculate how to ration various items and resources that we consume, produce and utilize.

I know the price of lettuce. You need to understand price and value. You buy the best lettuce you can at the best price you can.

In my case, my size is so small that if I want it but don't buy it, I might miss the opportunity.

Economics is everywhere, and understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.

Every thing receives a value from its use, and the Value is raised [or lowered], according to its Quality, Quantity and Demand.

Neoclassical economics insists that advertising cannot force consumers to buy anything they don't already want to buy.

As an economist, I'm aware that life is full of trade offs.

It is not possible to spend on one thing and then not have consequences on something else.

Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes.

In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once you spend your money on something, you can't spend it again on something else.

Value is what people are willing to pay for it.

First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.

A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one.

A study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year.

I'm not an impulse shopper. I will wait three days after I see something. Am I still thinking about it? Then I'll get it.

The salability of an item can often be improved while the value itself remains unchanged.

The dictates of economics, that "dismal science," limit the benefits of medical science

Economics is a choice between alternatives all the time. Those are the trade-offs.

The tradition of Chicago price theory is a good one, and it is a low-tech methodology that tries to apply simple economic theory to the world.

Ajax want to get as much as they can for me, while Spurs want to pay as little as possible.

Scarcity is a good sales tactic if you are selling something people want.

If the price is right, I will sell anything.