“Our land is more valuable than your money. It will last forever. It will not even perish by the flames of fire. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals. We cannot sell the lives of men and animals. It was put here by the Great Spirit and we cannot sell it because it does not belong to us” MenGivingLongDoeLastsSpiritWaterAnimalSunForeverFireLandFlowSellsShiningValuableFlamesNativeNative AmericanAmerican IndianGreat SpiritNative AmericaSun ShinesGreat Native American Author:Crowfoot
“Do you want to sell sugar water all your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?” WorldWantMotivationWaterLeadershipSellsChanging The WorldSugarHospitality Author:Steve Jobs
“Food from the platter / Water from the rain / The subject and the matter / I'm going home again / Can't sell a leaf to a tree / Nor the wind to the atmosphere / I know where I am meant to be / And I can't be satisfied here” KnowsI CanMatterHomeWaterTreeSubjectsWindRainSellsSatisfiedAtmosphereMeant To BeLeafsGoing Home Author:Lemn Sissay
“I have long argued that we need to reopen Alcatraz to house government criminals, and let tourists on excursion boats in San Francisco Bay pay to chum the water with meat with an expired sell-by date that would otherwise have to be discarded.” NeedsLongGovernmentHouseWaterPaySellsCriminalsBoatMeatSan FranciscoTouristsDiscardedExcursionsExpiredChumAlcatraz Author:L. Neil Smith
“Let me say this before rain becomes a utility that they can plan and distribute for money. By "they" I mean the people who cannot understand that rain is a festival, who do not appreciate its gratuity, who think that what has no price has no value, that what cannot be sold is not real, so that the only way to make something actual is to place it on the market. The time will come when they will sell you even your rain. At the moment it is still free, and I am in it. I celebrate its gratuity and its meaninglessness.” PeopleThinkingWayMeanStillsRealMomentsValuesWaterPlansRainAppreciateLet MeSellsEnvironmentalCelebrateFestivalsUtilityMeaninglessnessGratuity Book:Raids on the Unspeakable Source: Raids on the Unspeakable
“How did we get to the point where we're paying for bottled water? That must have been some weird marketing meeting over in France. Some French guy's sitting there, like, "How dumb do I think the Americans are? I bet you we could sell those idiots water."” ThinkingHas BeensFunnyGuyWaterComedySittingSellsMeetingsMarketingDumbFranceIdiotBottled Water Author:Jim Gaffigan
“It's all economic. Soda is easier to sell than orange juice because its costs less. Water, some coloring, some fizz, and this can, and we can sell this to you over and over and over again. And that's what rap is.” WaterEconomicEasierCostSellsRapOrangeJuiceSodaOrange Juice Author:Malik Yusef