John Dustin Archbold quotes

John Dustin Archbold quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Well, gentlemen, life's just one damn thing after another.”
-- John Dustin Archbold

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“Dave Mackay was the kind of footballer that legends are built around. He was simply the greatest - tough as teak on the pitch and a real gentleman off it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Alex Salmond from Mar 03, 2015
“Men no longer prefer blondes. Today gentlemen seem to prefer gentlemen.”
“"Murphys law of economic policy": Economists have the least influence on policy where they know the most and are most agreed; they have the most influence on policy where they know the least and disagree most vehemently.”
“It is in the social sphere, in the realm of politics and economics, that the Will to Order becomes really dangerous.”
“Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.”

Source : Alfred Marshall, Mary Paley Marshall (1888). “The Economics of Industry”
“Lies kill love, it's been said. Well, what about frankness, then.”
“One attacks those who possess things that one does not possess. The attack is all the more savage because the one who attacks is destitute and the one who is attacked is well provided. The one who attacks always considers himself to be in the position of legitimate offense.”

Source : Adrienne Monnier (1976). “The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier”, p.371, U of Nebraska Press
“I'm glad that my films have been consistently faring well rather than one stray Friday!”
“Playing well with others isn't all it's cracked up to be.”

Source : Alafair Burke (2004). “Judgment Calls”, p.303, Macmillan
“I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.”

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