Transactions quotes

God is not glorified in any transaction upon earth so much as in the conversion of a sinner.
-- Archibald Alexander

#Earth #Transactions #Sinner
Every transaction in commerce is an independent transaction.
-- David Ricardo

#Independent #Commerce #Transactions
The transactions between me and the people that I photograph are very, very collaborative.
-- Jock Sturges

#People #Photograph #Transactions
No transaction happens unless it is voluntary. It only happens if both of you think you win.
-- John Stossel

#Winning #Thinking #Transactions
I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects
-- Napoleon Hill

#Doe #Benefits #Transactions
An IPO is like a negotiated transaction - the seller chooses when to come public - and it's unlikely to be a time that's favourable to you.
-- Warren Buffett

#Unlikely #Transactions
If the condition of grief is nearly universal, its transactions are exquisitely personal.
-- Meghan O'Rourke

#Grief #Transactions #Universal
I learned to value the small transactions as well as the large.
-- Frank Lowy

#Wells #Transactions #Values
Any marijuana transaction I ever did with anyone, there were never any guns involved, ever.
-- George Jung

#Gun #Marijuana #Transactions

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Pain is a great teacher, but most of us would rather learn some other way.
The good point is when you combine excitement and calm together.