Monopolized Trade Quotes & Sayings

In real-world Finance, they don't pay for elegance. They pay for power - predictive power. — Robert Haugen

I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission, and that's what I set out to do. — Twyla Tharp

I'm only doing one more," Ruby said, scrolling through her phone. "Nobody likes a day-drunk hussie."
"Hey, give yourself some credit. You'll be a really cute day- drunk hussie. — Daniel Younger

If ... capital is divided between two different grocers, their competition will tend to make both of them sell cheaper, than if it were in the hands of one only; and if it were divided among twenty, their competition would be just so much the greater, and the chance of their combining together, in order to raise the price, just so much the less. Their competition
might perhaps ruin some of themselves; but to take care of this is the business of the parties concerned, and it may safely be trusted to their discretion. It can never hurt either the consumer, or the producer; on the contrary, it must tend to make the retailers both sell cheaper and buy dearer, than if the whole trade was monopolized by one or two persons. — Adam Smith

Now there is nothing in this world I abominate worse, than to be interrupted in a story ... — Laurence Sterne

The more a pesticide is used, the greater the chance that the insects targeted will develop immunity to the chemical. Pesticide resistance is not only very common, but it also usually happens rather quickly. Sometimes all it takes is a single generation. Imagine that a group of insects survives the pesticide and is able to reproduce. More likely than not, the offspring will be resistant to the pesticide from birth. Those that are not immune will die, while the strongest will survive. Since many insects reproduce quickly, several generations can be born within months or even weeks. By the time a few generations have passed, all insects are likely to be resistant to the pesticide. This has resulted in stronger pesticides, and new ways of producing pesticides. — Joseph P. Kauffman

If ever the public was betrayed by its press, it's ours. — William Dean Howells

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has new balloons this year including the Pillsbury Doughboy balloon and the first openly gay balloon. Also the Thomas Tank Engine balloon, and they even have the Ebola nurse balloon. — David Letterman

Love heals all wounds and not just time alone. — Jeff Buckley

The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind. — Thomas Paine

Sir Alex Ferguson ceases to amaze me as a manager — Tony Cascarino